A Case of Infective Endocarditis and Pulmonary Septic Emboli Caused by Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci
Ishak Ahmed Abdi,1 Abdirahim Ali Adan Nur,2 Abdirahman Duale3 1Department of Cardiology, Mogadishu Somali Turkish Training and Research Hospital, Mogadishu, Somalia; 2Department of Infectious Disease, Mogadishu Somali Turkish Training and Research Hospital, Mogadishu, Somalia; 3Department of Pulmona...
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| description | Ishak Ahmed Abdi,1 Abdirahim Ali Adan Nur,2 Abdirahman Duale3 1Department of Cardiology, Mogadishu Somali Turkish Training and Research Hospital, Mogadishu, Somalia; 2Department of Infectious Disease, Mogadishu Somali Turkish Training and Research Hospital, Mogadishu, Somalia; 3Department of Pulmonary Disease, Mogadishu Somali Turkish Training and Research Hospital, Mogadishu, SomaiaCorrespondence: Ishak Ahmed Abdi, Department of Cardiology, Mogadishu Somali Turkish Training and Research Hospital, Second Street, Black Sea, Hodan District, Mogadishu, Somalia, Tel +252 618439596, Email isakabdi70@gmail.comAbstract: Infectious endocarditis (IE) is a serious illness that puts the patient’s life at risk and renders them severely disabled. Right-sided IE is referred to as infective endocarditis that affects the tricuspid or pulmonic valve. In the 1980s, a coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS) member has been identified as a causative agent of infective endocarditis. Coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS) form a vast majority of gram-positive cocci shared by their mutual lack of the virulence factor coagulase. More than 50 distinct CoNS species have so far been identified. Six species in total are thought to have a higher therapeutic importance, including S. S. epidermidis, S. saprophyticus, S. haemolyticus, S. capitis as well as S. lugdunensis. Several species, such as S. Serious clinical illness is known to be caused by lugdunensis. In prosthetic valves, CoNS causes 20– 45% of endocarditis cases. Most strains of contamination are methicillin-resistant and typically occur after surgery. CoNS are not frequently found in native valve endocarditis, 1– 3% are the typical percentages given. Pulmonary artery embolization (PAE) is a serious consequence of infected endocarditis (IE). We report a case of 37 years old with right-sided valve endocarditis caused by coagulase-negative endocarditis complicated by septic embolism.Keywords: Infective endocarditis, coagulase-negative staphylococci, septic embolism, right-sided infective endocarditis, tricuspid valve vegetation |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0e5cef3f983d42329b41b5f2f657a4862022-12-22T02:45:50ZengDove Medical PressResearch Reports in Clinical Cardiology1179-84752022-11-01Volume 13959979912A Case of Infective Endocarditis and Pulmonary Septic Emboli Caused by Coagulase-Negative StaphylococciAbdi IANur AAADuale AIshak Ahmed Abdi,1 Abdirahim Ali Adan Nur,2 Abdirahman Duale3 1Department of Cardiology, Mogadishu Somali Turkish Training and Research Hospital, Mogadishu, Somalia; 2Department of Infectious Disease, Mogadishu Somali Turkish Training and Research Hospital, Mogadishu, Somalia; 3Department of Pulmonary Disease, Mogadishu Somali Turkish Training and Research Hospital, Mogadishu, SomaiaCorrespondence: Ishak Ahmed Abdi, Department of Cardiology, Mogadishu Somali Turkish Training and Research Hospital, Second Street, Black Sea, Hodan District, Mogadishu, Somalia, Tel +252 618439596, Email isakabdi70@gmail.comAbstract: Infectious endocarditis (IE) is a serious illness that puts the patient’s life at risk and renders them severely disabled. Right-sided IE is referred to as infective endocarditis that affects the tricuspid or pulmonic valve. In the 1980s, a coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS) member has been identified as a causative agent of infective endocarditis. Coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS) form a vast majority of gram-positive cocci shared by their mutual lack of the virulence factor coagulase. More than 50 distinct CoNS species have so far been identified. Six species in total are thought to have a higher therapeutic importance, including S. S. epidermidis, S. saprophyticus, S. haemolyticus, S. capitis as well as S. lugdunensis. Several species, such as S. Serious clinical illness is known to be caused by lugdunensis. In prosthetic valves, CoNS causes 20– 45% of endocarditis cases. Most strains of contamination are methicillin-resistant and typically occur after surgery. CoNS are not frequently found in native valve endocarditis, 1– 3% are the typical percentages given. Pulmonary artery embolization (PAE) is a serious consequence of infected endocarditis (IE). We report a case of 37 years old with right-sided valve endocarditis caused by coagulase-negative endocarditis complicated by septic embolism.Keywords: Infective endocarditis, coagulase-negative staphylococci, septic embolism, right-sided infective endocarditis, tricuspid valve vegetationhttps://www.dovepress.com/a-case-of-infective-endocarditis-and-pulmonary-septic-emboli-caused-by-peer-reviewed-fulltext-article-RRCCinfective endocarditiscoagulase-negative staphylococciseptic embolismright sided infective endocarditistricuspid valve vegetation. |
| spellingShingle | Abdi IA Nur AAA Duale A A Case of Infective Endocarditis and Pulmonary Septic Emboli Caused by Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci Research Reports in Clinical Cardiology infective endocarditis coagulase-negative staphylococci septic embolism right sided infective endocarditis tricuspid valve vegetation. |
| title | A Case of Infective Endocarditis and Pulmonary Septic Emboli Caused by Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci |
| title_full | A Case of Infective Endocarditis and Pulmonary Septic Emboli Caused by Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci |
| title_fullStr | A Case of Infective Endocarditis and Pulmonary Septic Emboli Caused by Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Case of Infective Endocarditis and Pulmonary Septic Emboli Caused by Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci |
| title_short | A Case of Infective Endocarditis and Pulmonary Septic Emboli Caused by Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci |
| title_sort | case of infective endocarditis and pulmonary septic emboli caused by coagulase negative staphylococci |
| topic | infective endocarditis coagulase-negative staphylococci septic embolism right sided infective endocarditis tricuspid valve vegetation. |
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