Proteus mirabilis bioprosthetic tricuspid valve endocarditis with massive right ventricular vegetation: a new entity in the prosthetic valve endocarditis aetiology

Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2016 Sep;50(3):581-2. doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezw126. Epub 2016 Apr 24.
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Keywords: Injective drug abusers; Prosthetic valve endocarditis; Proteus mirabilis; Transoesophageal echocardiography; Tricuspid valve.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Video-Audio Media

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Bioprosthesis / adverse effects*
  • Bioprosthesis / microbiology
  • Echocardiography, Transesophageal
  • Endocarditis, Bacterial / diagnosis
  • Endocarditis, Bacterial / etiology*
  • Endocarditis, Bacterial / microbiology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Prosthesis Failure
  • Prosthesis-Related Infections / diagnosis
  • Prosthesis-Related Infections / etiology*
  • Prosthesis-Related Infections / microbiology
  • Proteus Infections / diagnosis
  • Proteus Infections / etiology*
  • Proteus Infections / microbiology
  • Proteus mirabilis / isolation & purification*
  • Reoperation
  • Tricuspid Valve / diagnostic imaging
  • Tricuspid Valve / microbiology
  • Tricuspid Valve / surgery*
  • Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency / diagnosis
  • Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency / surgery*