Isolated Native Tricuspid Valve Endocarditis Caused by Viridans Streptococcus | Zendy

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Isolated Native Tricuspid Valve Endocarditis Caused by Viridans Streptococcus

Author(s) -

John R. Swiston,

Stephen D. Shafran,

Narmin Kassam

Publication year - 2001

Publication title -

canadian journal of infectious diseases and medical microbiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 1918-1493

pISSN - 1712-9532

DOI - 10.1155/2001/912750

Subject(s) - tricuspid valve , endocarditis , viridans streptococci , medicine , cardiology , microbiology and biotechnology , streptococcus , biology , bacteria , genetics

The present report describes a case of native tricuspid valve endocarditis caused by viridans group streptococcus in a 43-year-old man who had recently undergone dental extraction. The patient had no history of intravenous drug use, heart disease or right heart catheterization. Although there have been scattered reports of unusual organisms, to the authors' knowledge, this is the first case of viridans group streptococcal endocarditis involving only the tricuspid valve after dental manipulation.

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