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J Med Microbiol 58 (2009), 144-145; DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.005553-0
© 2009 Society for General Microbiology
ISSN 0022-2615

Case Report

Prosthetic valve endocarditis caused by Pseudomonas mosselii

Elizabeth McLellan and David Partridge

Department of Microbiology, Northern General Hospital, Herries Road, Sheffield S17 3QU, UK

Correspondence
Elizabeth McLellan
elizabeth.mclellan{at}sth.nhs.uk

Received July 31, 2008
Accepted September 21, 2008

We describe a case of Pseudomonas mosselii prosthetic valve endocarditis that was successfully treated with antibiotic therapy in the absence of valve replacement. P. mosselii is a highly unusual cause of endocarditis and there are few case reports of curative treatment of pseudomonal prosthetic valve endocarditis with antibiotics alone.






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