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PMID: 879107 Published · ppublish English Case Reports Journal Article

Pseudomonas maltophilia bacteremia associated with a prolapsed mitral valve.

American journal of clinical pathology ·Vol. 68 ·No. 2 ·1977-08-00 ·Pages 304-6

Narasimhan SL, Gopaul DL, Hatch LA

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.

MeSH Terms
Heart Valve Diseases/complications Humans Male Middle Aged Mitral Valve Prolapse Pseudomonas Infections/complications Sepsis/complications
Authors & Affiliations
3 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID
Narasimhan S L
Gopaul D L
Hatch L A
Article Info
Journal
American journal of clinical pathology
Abbr.
Am J Clin Pathol
ISSN
0002-9173
DOI
10.1093/ajcp/68.2.304
Published
1977-08-00
Pages
304-6
Language
English
Region
England
NLM ID
0370470
Subset
IM
External Links
PubMed source DOI: 10.1093/ajcp/68.2.304 View journal details
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