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We present a case of pacemaker infection with a rapidly growing mycobacterium (RGM).
An 80-year-old woman presented with fever, weight loss and malaise for 2 months. Mycobacterium neoaurum was isolated from blood cultures and from cardiac pacing wires. She made an excellent recovery with combination antimicrobial therapy and removal of the device.
Such RGMs are encountered with increasing frequency in intravascular device-associated infections, posing challenges for both laboratory identification and clinical management.
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