title: Bioprosthetic tricuspid valve endocarditis caused by Acinetobacter baumannii complex, a case report and brief review of the literature.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Species of the genus Acinetobacter are Gram-negative and highly drug-resistant bacilli that normally reside on the skin, oropharynx, and perineum. Several previous studies have reported prosthetic valve endocarditis due to A. baumannii infection.
  
  
  METHODS
  Here we present a case of late endocarditis of a bioprosthetic tricuspid valve due to A. baumannii complex in a patient who had surgical replacement with a bioprosthetic tricuspid valve six years previously.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  We completed tricuspid valve replacement using a 29 mm St. June mechanical prosthetic valve for the patient. Postoperatively, she received intravenous cefoperazone sodium and sulbactam sodium for 2 months and had good recovery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Union Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Xinquan Road 29#, Fuzhou, 350001, P. R. China. chenqiang2228@163.com.
authors.forename: Qiang
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Union Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Xinquan Road 29#, Fuzhou, 350001, P. R. China. caohua0791@163.com.
authors.forename: Hua
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Cao
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Union Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Xinquan Road 29#, Fuzhou, 350001, P. R. China. luheng1997@163.com.
authors.forename: Heng
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Union Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Xinquan Road 29#, Fuzhou, 350001, P. R. China. qzhflm@126.com.
authors.forename: Zhi-huang
authors.initials: ZH
authors.lastname: Qiu
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Union Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Xinquan Road 29#, Fuzhou, 350001, P. R. China. yd22840218@163.com.
authors.forename: Jia-jun
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: He
mesh_terms: D000151:Acinetobacter Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D040981:Acinetobacter baumannii / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D001705:Bioprosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D014261:Tricuspid Valve