title: Native valve endocarditis due to Pseudomonas mendocina in a patient with mental retardation and a review of literature.
abstract: Pseudomonas mendocina, a Gram-negative non-fermentative rod, occurs in water and soil but is rarely recovered as a human pathogen. We report a native valve endocarditis due to Pseudomonas mendocina in a patient with mental retardation.
authors.affiliation: Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology Department, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, University of Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mert
authors.forename: Mesut
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yilmaz
authors.forename: Resat
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ozaras
authors.forename: Funda
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Kocak
authors.forename: Sabri
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dagsali
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology; D008297:Male; D011552:Pseudomonas Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology; D044203:Pseudomonas mendocina / Q000302:isolation & purification*