Infective Endocarditis by Pseudomonas Species Following Percutaneous Transluminal Mitral Commissurotomy.
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2010
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Abstract
Infective mitral valve endocarditis developed in a 35-year-old male patient after a percutaneous
transvenous mitral commissurotomy (PTMC). The echocardiogram demonstrated vegetation in the
anterior leaflet of the mitral valve and blood culture showed growth of Pseudomonas species which
was sensitive to Ceftazidime, Ciprofloxacin, Cotrimoxazole and Imipenem and resistant to Amikacin,
Ceftriaxone, Gentamycin and Nitilmycin. The patient underwent treatment with intravenous
ceftazidime and ciprofloxacin for six weeks and patient improved significantly and got cure of the
disease. Infective mitral valve endocarditis should be recognized as a potentially lethal complication
after PTMC. The important measures to prevent bacteremia during PTMC and the appropriate role
of antibiotics and operation are discussed
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PTMC, Infective endocarditis
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Rahman M T, Mannan M A, Ullah M, Z Rahman, Khair A, Hossain A, Sayami L A, Ahmed M U, Roy S S, Masud A A, Das M, Majumder A A S. Infective Endocarditis by Pseudomonas Species Following Percutaneous Transluminal Mitral Commissurotomy. Cardiovascular Journal. 2010; 2(2): 252-255.