Right-sided native-valve endocarditis caused by Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans.
The clinical and echocardiographic features of a case of endocarditis due to Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans uniquely involving the native tricuspid valve are presented. The importance of two-dimensional echocardiographic studies in the evaluation of patients with suspected endocarditis is emphasized.
D000188:Actinobacillus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D000189:Actinobacillus Infections; D000667:Ampicillin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000379:methods; D004696:Endocarditis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014261:Tricuspid Valve / Q000382:microbiology
D000667:Ampicillin