Pseudomonas maltophiliaBacteremia Associated with a Prolapsed Mitral Valve
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- 1 August 1977
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in American Journal of Clinical Pathology
- Vol. 68 (2), 304-306
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ajcp/68.2.304
Abstract
A 53-year-old man had had recurrent episodes of transient visual loss, malaise and a heart murmur. Blood cultures repeatedly grew Pseudomonas maltophilia, a frequent opportunistic pathogen, and echocardiogram documented mitralvalve prolapse. The risk of bacterial endocarditis is stressed.Keywords
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