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

C. RUDNIKI; I. ELIAN; M. KATZ; H. SALMAN; I. ZAHAVI

doi:10.1536/ihj.32.413

Native Valve Bacterial Endocarditis Due to Staphylococcus Epidermidis

A Community Acquired Infection Following an Acute Course

Tel Aviv University Medical School">C. RUDNIKI, I. ELIAN, Tel Aviv University Medical School">M. KATZ, Tel Aviv University Medical School">H. SALMAN, Tel Aviv University Medical School">I. ZAHAVI

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Keywords: Bacterial endocarditis, Staphylococcus epidermidis, Native valve endocarditis

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1991 Volume 32 Issue 3 Pages 413-418

DOI https://doi.org/10.1536/ihj.32.413

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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.

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