Native valve endocarditis and pacemaker infection with Mycobacterium fortuitum.

Endocarditis and cardiac device infection due to is a rare entity in the hospital settings. We report a case of pacemaker infection and native valve endocarditis due to , which was associated with tricuspid valve vegetation. two days after admission with fever, chills, body aches and swelling around her pacemaker, the patient's pacing system was surgically removed.