Staphylococcus epidermidis endocarditis and mitral valve prolapse.
Staphylococcus epidermidis is an infrequent cause of native valve endocarditis. We describe two cases associated with mitral valve prolapse, and discuss the significance, diagnosis and management of this condition.
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Department of Medicine, Royal Postgraduate Medical School, Hammersmith Hospital, London, U.K.
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D000328:Adult; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D005436:Floxacillin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005672:Fusidic Acid / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000473:pathology; D008945:Mitral Valve Prolapse / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D012293:Rifampin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D013212:Staphylococcus epidermidis / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014640:Vancomycin / Q000627:therapeutic use
D005436:Floxacillin; D005672:Fusidic Acid; D014640:Vancomycin; D012293:Rifampin