Journal of Infection and Public Health (May 2019)

Pseudomonas stutzeri prosthetic valve endocarditis: A case report and review of the literature

  • Zeina Halabi,
  • Michele Mocadie,
  • Saeed El Zein,
  • Souha S. Kanj

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 3
pp. 434 – 437

Abstract

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We report a case of Pseudomonas stutzeri endocarditis in Lebanon. The patient had a recent history of prosthetic aortic valve replacement and presented to the emergency department with fever and chills. Transesophageal echocardiography confirmed the presence of a vegetation on the prosthetic valve and blood cultures yielded P. stutzeri. The patient was treated with surgery and antibiotics but deteriorated and passed away four days after admission. To our knowledge, this is the fifth case of P. stutzeri endocarditis reported in the literature, and the first case with early presentation and mortality. Keywords: Pseudomonas stutzeri, Prosthetic valve, Endocarditis