Community-acquired left-sided Pseudomonas aeruginosa endocarditis in a patient without intravenous drug use

We present a case of community-acquired left-sided Pseudomonas aeruginosa endocarditis in a person without intravenous drug use. The patient presented with facial numbness and did not have any predisposing condition for endocarditis. He was treated successfully with valvular surgery, along with comb...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Infection 2013-02, Vol.41 (1), p.243-245
Hauptverfasser:	Yilmaz, M., Sunar, H., Mert, A.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use Antibiotics Case Report Community-Acquired Infections - diagnosis Community-Acquired Infections - drug therapy Echocardiography, Transesophageal Endocarditis, Bacterial - diagnosis Endocarditis, Bacterial - drug therapy Endocarditis, Bacterial - surgery Family Medicine General Practice Heart Valve Prosthesis Humans Infectious Diseases Internal Medicine Male Medicine Medicine & Public Health Pseudomonas aeruginosa - isolation & purification Pseudomonas Infections - diagnosis Pseudomonas Infections - drug therapy Substance Abuse, Intravenous
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Zusammenfassung:	We present a case of community-acquired left-sided Pseudomonas aeruginosa endocarditis in a person without intravenous drug use. The patient presented with facial numbness and did not have any predisposing condition for endocarditis. He was treated successfully with valvular surgery, along with combination antibiotics.
ISSN:	0300-8126 1439-0973
DOI:	10.1007/s15010-012-0306-x