induced fulminant sepsis in an immunocompromised host: A case report and the case-specific literature review.

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Mycobacterium neoaurum causing prosthetic valve endocarditis: a case report and review of the literature.

Mycobacterium neoaurum is a rare cause of bacteremia, and infection usually occurs in an immunocompromised host in the setting of an indwelling catheter. Prosthetic valve endocarditis due to non-tuberculous mycobacteria typically carries a dismal prognosis; we report a case of M. neoaurum prosthetic valve endocarditis with favorable response to antimicrobial therapy without surgical intervention.

Peptostreptococcus species: an unusual cause of infective endocarditis.

Peptostreptococcus species are part of the normal flora of human mucocutaneous surfaces. They account for 30% of anaerobes isolated from clinical sources, and are involved in a wide variety of clinically significant infections. Peptostreptococcus magnus is the species most frequently isolated from clinical specimens as well as from normally sterile sites in pure culture.