Clinical Syndromes of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Endocarditis Observed primarily in drug abusers Source is contaminated drug equipment Anatomy of heart affected Tricuspid valve: chronic and more favorable prognosis Aortic or mitral valve acute and frequently fatal BIOL 533 Lecture 13BIOL 533 10 Lecture 13 Clinical Syndromes of Pseudomonas aeruginosa • Endocarditis – Observed primarily in drug abusers – Source is contaminated drug equipment – Anatomy of heart affected • Tricuspid valve: chronic and more favorable prognosis • Aortic or mitral valve: acute and frequently fatal