%0 Journal Article
%T Melioidosis, a Rare Cause of Infective Endocarditis: A Case Report
%A Chun Kiat Ng
%A Anuradha P. Radhakrishnan
%J Open Access Library Journal
%V 10
%N 4
%P 1-6
%@ 2333-9721
%D 2023
%I Open Access Library
%R 10.4236/oalib.1110004
%X <i>Burkholderia pseudomallei</i> is an unusual causative organism of infective endocarditis. We present a case of Melioidosis mitral valve endocarditis with dissemination to the liver and kidney in a young woman with underlying SLE with lupus nephritis. Despite the delay in reaching a diagnosis, the patient was successfully treated with intravenous Ceftazidime and oral trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole and was discharged well. The identification of the specific aetiologic organism is important for timely diagnosis as well as treatment of infective endocarditis.
%K Melioidosis
%K Infective Endocarditis
%K Burkholderia pseudomallei
%U http://www.oalib.com/paper/6792426