Prosthetic valve endocarditis caused by Pseudomonas luteola.
BACKGROUND
Pseudomonas luteola has been recognized as an uncommon cause of bacteremia and of infections in patients with underlying medical disorders.


METHODS
We isolated P. luteola from blood cultures in a patient with prosthetic valve endocarditis developed 16 months after cardiac surgery.


CONCLUSIONS
P. luteola is a rare opportunistic agent, with a propensity of infecting valvular prostheses.
Casalta
Jean-Paul
JP
Laboratoire de Microbiologie, IFR 48, Centre Hospitalier-Universitaire de La Timone, 264 rue Saint Pierre, Marseille, France. jean-paul.casalta@wanadoo.fr
Fournier
Pierre-Edouard
PE
Habib
Gilbert
G
Riberi
Alberto
A
Raoult
Didier
D
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D004866:Equipment Contamination; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011549:Pseudomonas / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D011552:Pseudomonas Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents