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Case Reports
. 1977 Aug;68(2):304-6.
doi: 10.1093/ajcp/68.2.304.

Pseudomonas maltophilia bacteremia associated with a prolapsed mitral valve

S L Narasimhan, D L Gopaul, L A Hatch
Case Reports

Pseudomonas maltophilia bacteremia associated with a prolapsed mitral valve

S L Narasimhan et al. Am J Clin Pathol. 1977 Aug.

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 mitral-valve prolapse. The risk of bacterial endocarditis is stressed.

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