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Community-acquired left-sided Pseudomonas aeruginosa endocarditis in a patient without intravenous drug use

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We present a case of community-acquired left-sided Pseudomonas aeruginosa endocarditis in a person without intravenous drug use. The patient presented with facial numbness and did not have any predisposing condition for endocarditis. He was treated successfully with valvular surgery, along with combination antibiotics.

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  1. Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Istanbul Medipol University Medical Faculty, Unkapani, Ataturk Bulvari No: 27, 34083, Fatih Istanbul, Turkey

    M. Yilmaz & A. Mert

  2. Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kartal Kosuyolu Heart Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey

    H. Sunar

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Yilmaz, M., Sunar, H. & Mert, A. Community-acquired left-sided Pseudomonas aeruginosa endocarditis in a patient without intravenous drug use. Infection 41, 243–245 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s15010-012-0306-x

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