Staphylococcus lugdunensis endocarditis with isolated tricuspid valve involvement

Kuei-Pin Chung; Hou-Tai Chang; Chun-Hsing Liao; Fang-Yeh Chu; Po-Ren Hsueh

doi:10.1016/j.jmii.2011.09.011

Staphylococcus lugdunensis endocarditis with isolated tricuspid valve involvement

J Microbiol Immunol Infect. 2012 Jun;45(3):248-50. doi: 10.1016/j.jmii.2011.09.011. Epub 2011 Oct 29.

Authors

Kuei-Pin Chung¹, Hou-Tai Chang, Chun-Hsing Liao, Fang-Yeh Chu, Po-Ren Hsueh

Affiliation

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.

PMID: 22041168
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmii.2011.09.011

Abstract

Staphylococcus lugdunensis is often misidentified as S aureus and as a rare cause of infective endocarditis. The clinical course of S lugdunensis endocarditis is aggressive and the mortality rate is high in contrast to S epidermidis endocarditis. Most reported cases of S lugdunensis endocarditis have involved mitral or aortic valves. Herein, we present a case with isolated tricuspid endocarditis due to S lugdunensis.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

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Bacteremia / diagnosis
Bacteremia / drug therapy
Bacteremia / microbiology
Endocarditis, Bacterial / diagnosis
Endocarditis, Bacterial / drug therapy
Endocarditis, Bacterial / microbiology*
Fatal Outcome
Humans
Male
Staphylococcal Infections / diagnosis
Staphylococcal Infections / drug therapy
Staphylococcal Infections / microbiology*
Staphylococcus lugdunensis / isolation & purification*
Tricuspid Valve / diagnostic imaging
Tricuspid Valve / microbiology*
Ultrasonography