Thakker RA, Chatila K, Reynoso D, Karnath B. Native and Prosthetic Valve
Staphylococcus capitis Endocarditis: A Review of the Literature.
Cardiol Res 2021;
12:140-145. [PMID:
34046106 PMCID:
PMC8139748 DOI:
10.14740/cr1231]
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Abstract
Infective endocarditis (IE) is a rare but serious disease. Coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS) are among the least prevalent causes of IE. Staphylococcus capitis, a species of CoNS, although described in the literature before has only been seen in a few cases. Even with such few cases, complications and mortality have still been demonstrated. In our review, we look at the epidemiology, diagnosis, management, and literature prevalence of CoNS in native and prosthetic valve IE.
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