title: Tricuspid Valve Endocarditis.
abstract: We report a case of isolated native tricuspid valve infective endocarditis caused by Coagulase Negative Staphylococcus in a non-IV drug abuser without structural heart disease. Early diagnosis and prompt initiation of appropriate treatment saved the patient without surgical intervention. The recent trend of Coagulase Negative Staphylococci (CoNS) causing native valve endocarditis (NVE) is reviewed with literature.
authors.affiliation: Post Graduate.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Palaniappan
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor.
authors.forename: Padmini V
authors.initials: PV
authors.lastname: Usha
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Balamurugan
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor.
authors.forename: Sree P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Sanbaka
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Vetriveeran
authors.affiliation: Post Graduate.
authors.forename: Hrudya
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Venugopal
authors.affiliation: Post Graduate.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rajesh
authors.affiliation: Post Graduate.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gayathri
authors.affiliation: Professor, Dept. of Medicine, Coimbatore Medical College, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Raveendran
mesh_terms: D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014261:Tricuspid Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D055815:Young Adult