Patient diagnosed with prosthetic valve endocarditis and/or aortic graft infection following aortic valve and aortic root replacement.Patient complained of low grade fever, chills and malaise 4-6 weeks after the initial postop visit.No obvious signs of infection were noted during the office visit approx 3 months post op.Patient admitted to the hosp 21 days later with complaints of chills, cough and fatigue.Serum cultures showed no growth after 5 days but were positive for mycobacterium chelonae-abscessus on day 6.Prosthetic aortic valve and root replacement were removed, cultured and sent to the mfr for investigation.
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