title: Staphylococcus lugdunensis endocarditis with isolated tricuspid valve involvement.
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.
authors: Department of Internal Medicine, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors: Kuei-Pin
authors: KP
authors: Chung
authors: Hou-Tai
authors: HT
authors: Chang
authors: Chun-Hsing
authors: CH
authors: Liao
authors: Fang-Yeh
authors: FY
authors: Chu
authors: Po-Ren
authors: PR
authors: Hsueh
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D057787:Staphylococcus lugdunensis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014261:Tricuspid Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology*; D014463:Ultrasonography