Nontuberculous mycobacterial infections in left ventricular assist device patients
Radcliffe C, Doilicho N, Grant M. Nontuberculous mycobacterial infections in left ventricular assist device patients. Journal Of Cardiac Surgery 2020, 35: 1138-1141. PMID: 32253770, DOI: 10.1111/jocs.14530.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesConceptsNontuberculous mycobacterial infectionNTM infectionMycobacterial infectionLeft ventricular assist device patientsVentricular assist device patientsRefractory heart failureContinuous-flow LVADVentricular assist deviceLVAD infectionGram-negative enteric bacteriaLVAD patientsDevice patientsHeart failureDriveline infectionDevice exchangeMost infectionsClinical challengeNegative culturesAssist deviceSystematic reviewInfectionDevice placementMycobacterium fortuitumStaphylococcal sppPatients