Cardiac resynchronization therapy-defibrillator pocket infection caused by Mycobacterium fortuitum : a case report and review of the literature

Background With the rising utilization of cardiovascular implantable electronic devices (CIEDs), infections secondary to device implantation are increasingly encountered. Staphylococcus aureus and coagulase-negative staphylococci are usually the predominant causative organisms. A CIED infection due to non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) is extremely rare.