Key result
Surgery after IV antibiotics achieves successful recovery in E. coli tricuspid valve endocarditis.
Why the study?
Native tricuspid valve endocarditis caused by Escherichia coli in a patient with no underlying cardiac disease, predisposing conditions, or intravenous drug use is an unusual presentation.
Case Report (n=1)
No
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Supports combined antibiotics and surgery for E. coli tricuspid endocarditis; hypothesis-generating from single-case data and requires larger studies.
The unusual case of a 31-year-old woman who developed tricuspid valve endocarditis with positive blood cultures for Escherichia coli is presented. The patient had no underlying cardiac disease or predisposing conditions that could have made her susceptible to the native valve infection. Despite a lengthy course of intravenous antibiotics only a partial response was achieved. The patient underwent cardiac surgery and had a good postoperative recovery.
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Augustine et al. (2010) conducted a case report in Escherichia coli tricuspid valve endocarditis (n=1). Intravenous antibiotics and cardiac surgery was evaluated on Postoperative recovery. Cardiac surgery following intravenous antibiotics resulted in a good postoperative recovery in a 31-year-old woman with Escherichia coli tricuspid valve endocarditis.
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