A Case of Nosocomial Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis Due to Pseudomonas aeruginosa Associated With Complications/Pseudomonas aeruginosa'ya Bagli Olarak Gelisen ve Komplikasyonlarla Seyreden Nozokomiyal Prostetik Kapak Endokarditi Olgusu

Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a rare cause of infective endocarditis. Mortality rate of infective endocarditis due to P. aeruginosa is high and is often associated with complications. In this report, we present a 37-year-old male who developed nosocomial left sided endocarditis due to P. aeruginosa after mitral and aortic valve replacement. A fatal course was observed following intracranial hematoma, splenic infarct and persistent bacteremia. Key Words: Endocarditis, Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Pseudomonas aeruginosa infektif endokarditin nadir bir nedenidir. P. aeruginosa endokarditlerinin mortalite orani yuksektir ve komplikasyonlar siktir. Bu bildiride, 37 yasinda bir erkek hastada mitral ve aort kapak replasmani sonrasinda P. aeruginosa'ya bagli olarak gelisen bir nozokomiyal sol kalp endokarditi olgusu sunuldu. Intrakraniyal hematom, dalak infarkti ve persistan bakteriyemiyle seyreden olgu fatal olarak sonlandi. Anahtar Sozcukler: Endokardit, Pseudomonas aeruginosa.