Pseudomonas MitraClip® endocarditis: A case report and review of literature
Endocarditis from Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a rare cause of endocarditis with most of those cases in patients with intravenous drug abuse. The MitraClip® is a relatively new device with few incidences of endocarditis in the literature. Here we present the first reported case of pseudomonal endocardi...
| Main Authors: | , , , , |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2020-01-01
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| Series: | IDCases |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221425091930304X |
| Summary: | Endocarditis from Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a rare cause of endocarditis with most of those cases in patients with intravenous drug abuse. The MitraClip® is a relatively new device with few incidences of endocarditis in the literature. Here we present the first reported case of pseudomonal endocarditis of a MitraClip® in a non-IV drug user. Keywords: Pseudomonas, MitraClip®, Endocarditis |
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| ISSN: | 2214-2509 |