Bacterial Endocarditis Due to Pseudomonas Aeruginosa
Authors: KENNETH M. LLOYD
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1961)

Case Reports1 November 1961Bacterial Endocarditis Due to Pseudomonas AeruginosaKENNETH M. LLOYD II, M.D., JAMES N. GORDON, M.D.KENNETH M. LLOYD II, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, JAMES N. GORDON, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-55-5-814 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptWith the widespread use of antibiotics an increase in the incidence of blood stream invasion by Pseudomonas aeruginosa has been noted (1). It is not surprising, therefore, that an increased number of cases of endocarditis due to this organism have been reported in the past few years.To date, 12 patients with bacterial endocarditis due toPseudomonas aeruginosahave been reported in the American literature; seven of these patients have been reported in the past eight years. Pre-existing heart disease, either congenital or rheumatic, was found in ten of these patients. All five of the patients with congenital heart disease...References1. QUINNKASS ELEH: Biology of Pyelonephritis, 1st Ed., Little Brown and Co., Boston, 1960, p. 673. Google Scholar2. GERACI JE: The antibiotic therapy of bacterial endocarditis. Med. Clin. N. Amer. 1101, July, 1958. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. KEARNS JJ: Malignant endocarditis due to Bacillus Pyocyaneus. Arch. Path. 21: 839, 1936. Google Scholar4. MCDONALDRHOADSSNAPP LWPSAK: Bacterial endocarditis due to Pseudomonas aeruginosa: report of a case. J. A. M. A. 167: 1490, 1958. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. WAISBRENHASTINGS BAEV: Bacterial endocarditis due to Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Arch. Path. 55: 218, 1953. Google Scholar6. MORAGUESANDERSON VWA: Endocarditis due to Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Ann. Intern. Med. 19: 146, 1943. LinkGoogle Scholar7. FISHHANDKEIN GWMMWF: Acute bacterial endocarditis due to Pseudomonas aeruginosa: report of a case. Amer. J. Path. 13: 121, 1937. MedlineGoogle Scholar8. HODGESDEALVAREZ RMRR: Septicemia and endocarditis from Pseudomonas aeruginosa. J. A. M. A. 173: 1081, 1960. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar9. KENOYERSTONELEVIN WECTWC: Bacterial endocarditis due to Pseudomonas aeruginosa; treated with neomycin. Amer. J. Med. 13: 108, 1952. CrossrefGoogle Scholar10. TEITELFLORMAN MAL: Postoperative endocarditis due to Pseudomonas aeruginosa. J. A. M. A. 172: 329, 1960. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar11. HOPPERJARVETYHINMAN JEF(a) : Polymyxin B in chronic pyelonephritis: observations on safety of drug and on its influence on renal infection. Amer. J. Med. Sci. 225: 402 1953. (b) SCHOENBACH, E. B., BRYER, M. D., BLISS, E. A., LONG, P. H.: Polymyxin, note on experimental and clinical investigation. J. A. M. A. 136: 1096, 1948. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar12. WAISBREN BA(a) : The treatment of bacterial infections with the combination of antibiotics and gamma globulin. Antibiot. Chemother. 7: 322, 1957. (b) ROSENTHAL, S. M., MILLICAN, R. C., RUST, J.: A factor in human gamma globulin preparations active against Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections. Proc. Soc. Exp. Biol. Med. 94: 214, 1957. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Youngstown, OhioFrom the Division of Medicine, Youngstown Hospital Association, Youngstown, Ohio.Requests for reprints should be addressed to Kenneth M. Lloyd, II, M.D., 2935 Northview Blvd., Youngstown 5, Ohio. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byLeft-sided endocarditis caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa: successful treatment with meropenem and tobramycinInfective endocarditis caused by gram-negative bacteria: A review of the literature, 1945–1977Pseudomonas aeruginosa endocarditisInfective endocarditis—1973Pseudomonas endocarditisEndocarditis in the drug addictInfective Endocarditis in the Antibiotic EraSuccessful treatment of bacterial endocarditis due to Pseudomonas aeruginosaTreatment of Bacterial Endocarditis 1 November 1961Volume 55, Issue 5Page: 814-817KeywordsAntibioticsBacterial diseasesBloodCardiovascular therapyCongenital heart diseaseEndocarditisHospital medicinePseudomonas aeruginosaRivers Issue Published: 1 November 1961 PDF downloadLoading ...