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Infective endocarditis caused by Pseudomonas stutzeri in a patient with Marfan syndrome: Case report and brief literature review

2017; Elsevier BV; Volume: 10; Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.idcr.2017.07.010

ISSN

2214-2509

Autores

Ahmad Shalabi, Tristan Ehrlich, Hans‐Joachim Schäfers, Sören L. Becker,

Tópico(s)

Streptococcal Infections and Treatments

Resumo

Invasive infections due to Pseudomonas stutzeri have rarely been described and mainly occur in immunocompromised individuals. We report a case of infective endocarditis caused by P. stutzeri after previous cardiac surgery in a Lebanese patient with Marfan syndrome. We review the literature and conclude that this pathogen may be of particular medical relevance in the Mediterranean Basin.

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