Early prosthetic valve endocarditis due to Staphylococcus warneri with negative blood culture

Prosthetic valve endocarditis (PVE) represents 12-33% of the reported cases of endocarditis. Staphylococcus warneri has never been reported as the causative agent in PVE. We describe a case of PVE due to S. warneri. The case is particularly noteworthy because of the lack of positive blood culture, e...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Journal of infection 2001-02, Vol.42 (2), p.166-166
Hauptverfasser:	Abgrall, S, Meimoun, P, Buu-Hoi, A, Couetil, J P, Gutmann, L, Mainardi, J L
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Aortic Valve - microbiology Echocardiography, Transesophageal Endocarditis, Bacterial - diagnostic imaging Endocarditis, Bacterial - microbiology Heart Valve Prosthesis - adverse effects Humans Male Postoperative Complications - diagnostic imaging Staphylococcal Infections - microbiology Staphylococcus warneri
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