Staphylococcus lugdunensis endocarditis: a complication of vasectomy?
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Three cases of Staphylococcus lugdunensis endocarditis have been reported in patients with a history of vasectomy preceding the development of endocarditis. We describe a new case of a 39-year-old man who developed infective endocarditis due to S. lugdunensis after vasectomy. He was successfully treated with a 7-week course of intravenous antibiotics and subsequently underwent mitral valve reconstruction for severe mitral regurgitation. The present case further supports an association between vasectomy and S. lugdunensis endocarditis.
Medical subject headings
- Endocarditis, Bacterial
- Mitral Valve Insufficiency
- Staphylococcal Infections
- Vasectomy