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Endocarditis, Prosthetic valve
PATHOGENS
Some typical distributions of common prosthetic valve infectious endocarditis (PVIE) pathogens:
- Early < 2 mos following valvular surgery:
- Coagulase-negative staphylococci (25%)
- S. aureus (30%)
- Streptococci (2%)
- Enterococci (8%)
- S. bovis (2%)
- Fungal (9%)
- Gram-negative bacilli (6%)
- Late >2 mos after valvular surgery:
- Coagulase-negative staphylococci (20%)
- S. aureus (18%)
- Streptococci (12%)
- Enterococci (13%)
- S. bovis (7%)
- Fungal (11%)
- Gram-negative bacilli (1%)
- Nosocomial:
- S. aureus (including methicillin-resistant S. aureus)
- Coagulase-negative staphylococci
- Enterococcus
- Candida spp.
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Last updated: May 17, 2024
Citation
Fabre, Valeria. "Endocarditis, Prosthetic Valve." Johns Hopkins ABX Guide, The Johns Hopkins University, 2024. Pediatrics Central, peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540194/all/Endocarditis__Prosthetic_valve.
Fabre V. Endocarditis, Prosthetic valve. Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2024. https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540194/all/Endocarditis__Prosthetic_valve. Accessed November 24, 2024.
Fabre, V. (2024). Endocarditis, Prosthetic valve. In Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University. https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540194/all/Endocarditis__Prosthetic_valve
Fabre V. Endocarditis, Prosthetic Valve [Internet]. In: Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2024. [cited 2024 November 24]. Available from: https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540194/all/Endocarditis__Prosthetic_valve.
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