Native Valve Bacterial Endocarditis Due to Staphylococcus Epidermidis. A Community Acquired Infection Following an Acute Course

C. Rudniki, M. Katz, H. Salman, I. Zahavi*, I. Elian

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Abstract

Staphylococcus epidermidis (SE) is the leading pathogen of prosthetic valve endocarditis. At the same time it is a very rare cause of native valve endocarditis and it follows a clinical course and outcome similar to Streptococcal viridans endocarditis. We report here the case of a 41-year-old man with a community acquired SE endocarditis of a native aortic valve. Despite early surgical intervention, the case followed an acute and fatal course.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)413-418
Number of pages6
JournalJapanese Heart Journal
Volume32
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 1991

Keywords

  • Bacterial endocarditis
  • Native valve endocarditis
  • Staphylococcus epidermidis

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