Abstract
BACKGROUND: Mycobacterium fortuitum is a rapidly growing mycobacterium, ubiquitous in soil and water, but it is an uncommon cause of infections in immunocompetent hosts. Cardiac device infections and bloodstream infections due to non-tuberculous mycobacteria are rare. CASE PRESENTATION: We present the case of an 85-year-old patient with infective endocarditis and pacemaker lead infection secondary to M. fortuitum.