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Abstract

We describe a case of prosthetic valve endocarditis that was successfully treated with antibiotic therapy in the absence of valve replacement. is a highly unusual cause of endocarditis and there are few case reports of curative treatment of pseudomonal prosthetic valve endocarditis with antibiotics alone.

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