Abstract
Mycobacterium fortuitum infection of the sternum following cardiac surgery is a rare occurrence.It is usually diagnosed late and has a considerable mortality. We present a female patient with mycobacterium fortuitum sternal wound infection following mitral valve replacement, who was successfully managed with radical surgical debridement combined with multidrug antibiotics. Multidrug antibiotic therapy is essential because of the emergence of resistant strains.
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