title: Concomitant infection of the tricuspid valve and right ventricle free wall after chest tube insertion in a young patient without predisposing diseases.
abstract: Infective endocarditis (IE) is one of the most dreaded complications of healthcare-associated bloodstream infection. It is an important and potentially lethal complication of medical care and there is incidence evidence of it in this population. We describe a case of concomitant infection of the tricuspid valve and right ventricle free wall after chest tube insertion for spontaneous pneumothorax in a young patient without predisposing diseases.
authors: Department of Cardiology, Kosuyolu Kartal Heart Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors: C
authors: C
authors: Toprak
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Ozkan
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Koyuncu
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Kalcik
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015505:Chest Tubes / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004696:Endocarditis / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000601:surgery*; D014261:Tricuspid Valve
keywords: 3-d echocardiography; endocarditis; hospital infection; mural vegetation; young patient