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Wien. Klin. Wochenschr. · Nov 2023
Review Case ReportsA rare Serratia marcescens-associated acute endocarditis of a tricuspid valve in an intravenous drug user : A case report and literature review.
- Tibor Poruban, Mikulas Hunavy, Daniel Farkas, Stanislav Carnoky, and Marta Jakubova.
- 1st Cardiological Clinic, East Slovak Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Pavol Jozef Safarik University, Ondavska 8, 040 11, Kosice, Slovakia. tporuban@vusch.sk.
- Wien. Klin. Wochenschr. 2023 Nov 1; 135 (21-22): 631636631-636.
AbstractSerratia marcescens is a gram-negative bacillus that is an opportunistic agent in respiratory tract infections, urinary tract infections, and septicemia. It is rarely also a cause of infective endocarditis which follows a rapid and devastating course, typically in persons with history of intravenous drug use (IDU). This article reports a fatal case of a 27-year-old patient with a known history of IDU, who presented with clinical symptoms concerning right-sided endocarditis as well as signs of acute respiratory distress syndrome. Finally, a detailed review of the literature is provided concerning the acute endocarditis of a tricuspid valve, especially associated with Serratia marcescens infection.© 2023. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer-Verlag GmbH Austria, part of Springer Nature.
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