Native valve endocarditis due to Pseudomonas mendocina in a patient with mental retardation and a review of literature.
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.
Mert
Ali
A
Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology Department, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, University of Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey.
Yilmaz
Mesut
M
Ozaras
Resat
R
Kocak
Funda
F
Dagsali
Sabri
S
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*