title: Staphylococcus lugdunensis endocarditis: a complication of vasectomy?
abstract: Three cases of Staphylococcus lugdunensis endocarditis have been reported in patients with a history of vasectomy preceding the development of endocarditis. We describe a new case of a 39-year-old man who developed infective endocarditis due to S. lugdunensis after vasectomy. He was successfully treated with a 7-week course of intravenous antibiotics and subsequently underwent mitral valve reconstruction for severe mitral regurgitation. The present case further supports an association between vasectomy and S. lugdunensis endocarditis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic Rochester, Minn 55905, USA.
authors.forename: F C
authors.initials: FC
authors.lastname: Fervenza
authors.forename: G E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Contreras
authors.forename: K N
authors.initials: KN
authors.lastname: Garratt
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Steckelberg
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy; D013210:Staphylococcus / Q000145:classification; D014659:Vasectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*