Mitral valve endocarditis caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa: a case report
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...aeruginosa endocarditis has not been reached [2,4]....
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...A long three-week period of smoldering infection culminating in sepsis in our case is consistent with observations that pseudomonal infection might have a subacute onset [2,5]....
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...beta-lactam or carbapenem) have also proven successful [2,10]....
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...aeruginosa endocarditis is rarely cured by antibiotics alone (12%-15% of cases), and an early valve-replacement surgery with a prolonged postoperative antibiotic course is recommended [2,4]....
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...aeruginosa infections has been noted, with most cases occurring in hospital settings and affecting the left side of the heart [2,4-8]....
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