Expect the Unexpected: A Rare Case of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Endocarditis

Infective endocarditis (IE) caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa is extremely uncommon. Reported cases have usually been associated with intravenous drug use, prosthetic heart valves, and/or implanted cardiac devices. Traditionally, successful treatment has necessitated a combination of antimicrobial(s)...

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Autores principales: Ramireddy, Swetha, Gudipati, Smitha, Zervos, Marcus
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7217105/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32399394
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.idcr.2020.e00787
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description Infective endocarditis (IE) caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa is extremely uncommon. Reported cases have usually been associated with intravenous drug use, prosthetic heart valves, and/or implanted cardiac devices. Traditionally, successful treatment has necessitated a combination of antimicrobial(s) and valve replacement. Yet, P. aeruginosa IE remains difficult to manage, especially in cases where valve replacement may not be an immediate option. We present such a case of P. aeruginosa IE, highlighting that medical management with 2 antipseudomonal synergistic agents may be an alternative to surgery in particularly complicated cases.
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spelling pubmed-72171052020-05-26 Expect the Unexpected: A Rare Case of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Endocarditis Ramireddy, Swetha Gudipati, Smitha Zervos, Marcus IDCases Article Infective endocarditis (IE) caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa is extremely uncommon. Reported cases have usually been associated with intravenous drug use, prosthetic heart valves, and/or implanted cardiac devices. Traditionally, successful treatment has necessitated a combination of antimicrobial(s) and valve replacement. Yet, P. aeruginosa IE remains difficult to manage, especially in cases where valve replacement may not be an immediate option. We present such a case of P. aeruginosa IE, highlighting that medical management with 2 antipseudomonal synergistic agents may be an alternative to surgery in particularly complicated cases. Elsevier 2020-05-12 /pmc/articles/PMC7217105/ /pubmed/32399394 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.idcr.2020.e00787 Text en Published by Elsevier Ltd. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
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