Fig. 1From: Case report of the first cured patient with Mycobacterium Chimaera infection following cardiac valve replacement in the mainland of ChinaA Transesophageal echocardiography (TOE) of the patient. The arrows indicate severe perivalvular leakage of the aortic mechanical prosthetic valve. B, C Cardiac computed tomographic angiography (CTA) of the patient. Arrows indicate fistula of the noncoronary cusp annulus. D Periprosthetic fistulas connecting the left ventricle and aorta (black arrow) and the previous aortic mechanical prosthetic valve (white arrow). E Genome coverage of detected sequences of Mycobacterium chimaera. F The result of histopathological examination. Arrows show positive Zeihl–Neelsen acid-fast staining resultsBack to article page