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Staphylococcus Lugdunensis Native Tricuspid Valve Endocarditis: a Case Report and Review of Literature

Journal of General Internal Medicine volume 26, Article number: 1209 (2011) Cite this article

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Coagulase negative staphylococci are skin commensals and are generally disregarded as contaminants in clinical specimens. Repeated isolation of coagulase negative staphylococci in blood cultures should warrant a species identification to recognize unusually virulent organisms that demand aggressive treatment, such as Staphylococcus lugdunensis. Staphylococcus lugdunensis is known to cause a wide variety of infections, including a predominant left-sided endocarditis. We report a rare case of native tricuspid valve Staphylococcus lugdunensis endocarditis in a non-intravenous drug user and include a brief literature review.

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  1. Millard Fillmore Gates Circle Hospital, 3 Gates Circle, Buffalo, NY, 14209, USA

    Ritesh Patil MD, MPH

  2. Infectious Disease, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA

    Trupti Patil MD, MPH

  3. Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, & Attending Cardiologist, Memorial Medical Center, Johnstown, PA, USA

    K. M. Anwar Hussain MD, FACP, FACC

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Patil, R., Patil, T. & Hussain, K.M.A. Staphylococcus Lugdunensis Native Tricuspid Valve Endocarditis: a Case Report and Review of Literature. J GEN INTERN MED 26, 1209 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-011-1718-5

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KEY WORDS

  • Staphylococcus lugdunensis
  • coagulase negative staphylococci
  • skin commensals
  • left-sided endocarditis