Mitral valve endocarditis caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa: a case report
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...21 [24] 2014 60/M No Myocardial infarction Unknown Native mitral n....
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...aeruginosa endocarditis is usually severe and complicated, with high mortality rates despite adequate treatment [4-8]....
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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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...Discussion In keeping with reported changes in the epidemiology and clinical presentation of pseudomonal endocarditis [2,4-8], our case describes mitral valve involvement in a high-risk patient with multiple predisposing conditions for nosocomial infection....
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...aeruginosa glycocalyx and secure antibiotic penetration in left-sided endocarditis [11,12]....
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"Mitral valve endocarditis caused by..." refers background in this paper
...aeruginosa endocarditis is usually severe and complicated, with high mortality rates despite adequate treatment [4-8]....
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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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...Discussion In keeping with reported changes in the epidemiology and clinical presentation of pseudomonal endocarditis [2,4-8], our case describes mitral valve involvement in a high-risk patient with multiple predisposing conditions for nosocomial infection....
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"Mitral valve endocarditis caused by..." refers background in this paper
...aeruginosa endocarditis is usually severe and complicated, with high mortality rates despite adequate treatment [4-8]....
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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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...Discussion In keeping with reported changes in the epidemiology and clinical presentation of pseudomonal endocarditis [2,4-8], our case describes mitral valve involvement in a high-risk patient with multiple predisposing conditions for nosocomial infection....
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