Pseudomonas mendocina, an environmental bacterium isolated from a patient with human infective endocarditis

M R Aragone; D M Maurizi; L O Clara; J L Navarro Estrada; A Ascione

doi:10.1128/jcm.30.6.1583-1584.1992

Pseudomonas mendocina, an environmental bacterium isolated from a patient with human infective endocarditis

J Clin Microbiol. 1992 Jun;30(6):1583-4. doi: 10.1128/jcm.30.6.1583-1584.1992.

Authors

M R Aragone¹, D M Maurizi, L O Clara, J L Navarro Estrada, A Ascione

Affiliation

¹ Bacteriology Section, Hospital Italiano, Capital Federal, Argentina.

Abstract

Pseudomonas mendocina has been isolated from soil and water samples. Although it has been recovered from some human clinical samples, its pathogenic role has not yet been documented. We report the first known case of endocarditis in humans due to P. mendocina.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Bacteremia / microbiology
Endocarditis, Bacterial / microbiology*
Endocarditis, Bacterial / physiopathology
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Pseudomonas / classification
Pseudomonas / isolation & purification*
Pseudomonas Infections / microbiology*
Pseudomonas Infections / physiopathology