Staphylococcus saprophyticus causing native valve endocarditis.
Coagulase negative staphylococci are a rare cause of native valve endocarditis. Staphylococcus saprophyticus is a coagulase-negative Staphylococcus infrequently reported as a human pathogen, and most of the cases reported are urinary tract infections. We describe a case of native valve endocarditis attributed to this organism. The patient needed valve replacement due to heart failure.
Garduño
Eugenio
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Sección de Microbiología, Hospital Infanta Cristina, Badajoz, Spain. eugenio.garduno@ses.juntaex.es
Márquez
Irene
I
Beteta
Alicia
A
Said
Ibrahim
I
Blanco
Javier
J
Pineda
Tomás
T
D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000382:microbiology*; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000382:microbiology*; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D013210:Staphylococcus / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*