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Community-acquired Staphylococcus epidermidis endocarditis complicated by splenic disease 9 years after aortic valve
M Melzer1, H Maiden, W Gransden
1Department of Microbiology, Guy's Hospital, London, UK.
Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases
|February 19, 2000
Abstract:
We describe here a case of Staphylococcus epidermidis prosthetic aortic valve endocarditis 9 y after valve replacement. Surprisingly, the microorganism was community-acquired, highly virulent and associated with splenic disease. The patient recovered following emergency valve replacement and prolonged antibiotic therapy. Splenectomy was not required.