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Tricuspid Valve Endocarditis Due to Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a Previously Healthy Young Patient without a Drug Abuse History: A Case Report and a Review of the Literature
Infectious Disease Reports, 15 (2023), 3; 327-338. https://doi.org/10.3390/idr15030033
Andrijašević, Nataša; Perešin Vranjković, Martina; Dobrović, Karolina; Pristaš, Irina; Andrašević, Saša; Tambić Andrašević, Arjana

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Andrijašević, N., Perešin Vranjković, M., Dobrović, K., Pristaš, I., Andrašević, S. & Tambić Andrašević, A. (2023). Tricuspid Valve Endocarditis Due to Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a Previously Healthy Young Patient without a Drug Abuse History: A Case Report and a Review of the Literature. Infectious Disease Reports, 15. (3), 327-338. doi: 10.3390/idr15030033

Andrijašević, Nataša, et al. "Tricuspid Valve Endocarditis Due to Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a Previously Healthy Young Patient without a Drug Abuse History: A Case Report and a Review of the Literature." Infectious Disease Reports, vol. 15, no. 3, 2023, pp. 327-338. https://doi.org/10.3390/idr15030033

Andrijašević, Nataša, Martina Perešin Vranjković, Karolina Dobrović, Irina Pristaš, Saša Andrašević and Arjana Tambić Andrašević. "Tricuspid Valve Endocarditis Due to Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a Previously Healthy Young Patient without a Drug Abuse History: A Case Report and a Review of the Literature." Infectious Disease Reports 15, no. 3 (2023): 327-338. https://doi.org/10.3390/idr15030033

Andrijašević, N., et al. (2023) 'Tricuspid Valve Endocarditis Due to Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a Previously Healthy Young Patient without a Drug Abuse History: A Case Report and a Review of the Literature', Infectious Disease Reports, 15(3), pp. 327-338. doi: 10.3390/idr15030033

Andrijašević N, Perešin Vranjković M, Dobrović K, Pristaš I, Andrašević S, Tambić Andrašević A. Tricuspid Valve Endocarditis Due to Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a Previously Healthy Young Patient without a Drug Abuse History: A Case Report and a Review of the Literature. Infectious Disease Reports [Internet]. 2023 June 12 [cited 2024 May 01];15(3):327-338. doi: 10.3390/idr15030033

N. Andrijašević, M. Perešin Vranjković, K. Dobrović, I. Pristaš, S. Andrašević and A. Tambić Andrašević, "Tricuspid Valve Endocarditis Due to Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a Previously Healthy Young Patient without a Drug Abuse History: A Case Report and a Review of the Literature", Infectious Disease Reports, vol. 15, no. 3, pp. 327-338, June 2023. [Online]. Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:127:236825. [Accessed: 01 May 2024]

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Title (english)Tricuspid Valve Endocarditis Due to Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a Previously Healthy Young Patient without a Drug Abuse History: A Case Report and a Review of the Literature
AuthorNataša Andrijašević
AuthorMartina Perešin Vranjković
AuthorKarolina Dobrović
AuthorIrina Pristaš
AuthorSaša Andrašević
AuthorArjana Tambić Andrašević
Author's institution(Dubrava University Hospital)
Author's institution(Sestre milosrdnice University Hospital Center)
Author's institution(University hospital for infectious diseases "Dr. Fran Mihaljević")
Author's institutionUniversity of Zagreb
School of Dental Medicine
Scientific / art field,
discipline and subdiscipline		BIOMEDICINE AND HEALTHCARE
Clinical Medical Sciences
Abstract (english)
Right-sided infective endocarditis due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is strongly associated with intravenous drug abuse, congenital heart disease, or previous medical treatment and is rare in healthy patients without a history of drug abuse. Here, we present a case of an 18-year-old male with no drug abuse history and no medical burden who was diagnosed with MRSA tricuspid valve endocarditis. Due to initial symptoms which indicated community-acquired pneumonia and radiological finding of interstitial lesions, empiric therapy with ceftriaxone and azithromycin was started. After the detection of Gram-positive cocci in clusters in several blood culture sets, endocarditis was suspected, and flucloxacillin was added to the initial therapy. As soon as methicillin resistance was detected, the treatment was switched to vancomycin. Transesophageal echocardiography established the diagnosis of right-sided infective endocarditis. A toxicological analysis of hair was carried out, and no presence of narcotic drugs was found. After six weeks of therapy, the patient was fully recovered. Exceptionally, tricuspid valve endocarditis can be diagnosed in previously healthy people who are not drug addicts. As the clinical presentation commonly resembles a respiratory infection, a misdiagnosis is possible. Although MRSA rarely causes community-acquired infections in Europe, clinicians should be aware of this possibility.
Keywords (english)
Languageenglish
Publication typeScientific paper - Review paper
Publication statusPublished
Peer reviewPeer review - international
Publication versionPublished version
Journal titleInfectious Disease Reports
Numberingvol. 15, no. 3, pp. 327-338, 338
e-ISSN2036-7449
DOIhttps://doi.org/10.3390/idr15030033
URN:NBNurn:nbn:hr:127:236825
Publication2023-06-12
Document URLhttps://www.mdpi.com/2036-7449/15/3/33
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