Mitral valve endocarditis caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa: a case report
Previously, endocarditis caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa mostly involved right-sided valvular infection and generally carried a good prognosis. Recently, changes have been observed in the occurrence and clinical presentation of pseudomonal endocarditis, with increasing incidence of nosocomial infec...
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The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries
2014-05-01
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| author | Marija Polovina Tatjana Potpara Ivana Milosevic Jelena Stepanovic Momcilo Jovanovic Milorad Pavlovic |
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| description | Previously, endocarditis caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa mostly involved right-sided valvular infection and generally carried a good prognosis. Recently, changes have been observed in the occurrence and clinical presentation of pseudomonal endocarditis, with increasing incidence of nosocomial infections and involvement of the aortic and mitral valves. Still, pseudomonal left-sided endocarditis is rare, but is frequently associated with complications and high mortality rates.
A case of a high-risk patient with coronary artery disease and left-ventricular dysfunction, successfully treated for pseudomonal mitral valve endocarditis complicated by splenic abscess formation, is presented here.
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| spelling | doaj-art-693f144bd23745d692a9739c65b99b002025-08-20T02:57:04ZengThe Journal of Infection in Developing CountriesJournal of Infection in Developing Countries1972-26802014-05-0180510.3855/jidc.3816Mitral valve endocarditis caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa: a case reportMarija Polovina0Tatjana Potpara1Ivana Milosevic2Jelena Stepanovic3Momcilo Jovanovic4Milorad Pavlovic5Cardiology Clinic, Clinical Center of Serbia, Belgrade, SerbiaCardiology Clinic, Clinical Center of Serbia, Belgrade, SerbiaClinic for Infective and Tropical Diseases, Clinical Center of Serbia, Belgrade, SerbiaCardiology Clinic, Clinical Center of Serbia, Belgrade, SerbiaClinic for Abdominal Surgery, Clinical Center of Serbia, Belgrade, SerbiaMedical Faculty, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, SerbiaPreviously, endocarditis caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa mostly involved right-sided valvular infection and generally carried a good prognosis. Recently, changes have been observed in the occurrence and clinical presentation of pseudomonal endocarditis, with increasing incidence of nosocomial infections and involvement of the aortic and mitral valves. Still, pseudomonal left-sided endocarditis is rare, but is frequently associated with complications and high mortality rates. A case of a high-risk patient with coronary artery disease and left-ventricular dysfunction, successfully treated for pseudomonal mitral valve endocarditis complicated by splenic abscess formation, is presented here. https://jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/3816endocarditismitral valvePseudomonas aeruginosaspleenabscess |
| spellingShingle | Marija Polovina Tatjana Potpara Ivana Milosevic Jelena Stepanovic Momcilo Jovanovic Milorad Pavlovic Mitral valve endocarditis caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa: a case report Journal of Infection in Developing Countries endocarditis mitral valve Pseudomonas aeruginosa spleen abscess |
| title | Mitral valve endocarditis caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa: a case report |
| title_full | Mitral valve endocarditis caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa: a case report |
| title_fullStr | Mitral valve endocarditis caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa: a case report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Mitral valve endocarditis caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa: a case report |
| title_short | Mitral valve endocarditis caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa: a case report |
| title_sort | mitral valve endocarditis caused by pseudomonas aeruginosa a case report |
| topic | endocarditis mitral valve Pseudomonas aeruginosa spleen abscess |
| url | https://jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/3816 |
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