Tricuspid valve infective endocarditis following intravenous administration of traditional and complementary medicine (T&CM)

Tricuspid valve infective endocarditis following intravenous administration of traditional and complementary medicine (T&CM)

Right-sided infective endocarditis (IE) is often linked to intravenous drug abuse and healthcare-associated procedures involving catheters and device implantation. We report a rare occurrence of right-sided IE secondary to intravenous use of traditional and complementary medicine (T&CM). © The A...

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Main Authors: Abdul Rahman, E. (Author), Kasim, S. (Author), Raja Shariff, R.E (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publications Inc. 2021
Series:Proceedings of Singapore Healthcare
Subjects:
adult
alternative medicine
Article
artificial ventilation
bacterial endocarditis
bicarbonate
blood culture
blood pressure
C reactive protein
case report
ceftriaxone
clinical article
cloxacillin
color Doppler flowmetry
dyspnea
endocarditis
fever
follow up
Glasgow coma scale
heart murmur
hospital discharge
hospitalization
human
Infective endocarditis
intravenous drug abuse
intravenous drug administration
leukocyte count
malaise
male
metabolic acidosis
methicillin susceptible Staphylococcus aureus
middle aged
oxygen saturation
piperacillin plus tazobactam
pulse rate
septic shock
thorax radiography
traditional and complementary medicine
traditional medicine
transesophageal echocardiography
transthoracic echocardiography
tricuspid valve
tricuspid valve regurgitation
vancomycin
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