title: Staphylococcus saprophyticus causing native valve endocarditis.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Sección de Microbiología, Hospital Infanta Cristina, Badajoz, Spain. eugenio.garduno@ses.juntaex.es
authors.forename: Eugenio
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Garduño
authors.forename: Irene
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Márquez
authors.forename: Alicia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Beteta
authors.forename: Ibrahim
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Said
authors.forename: Javier
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Blanco
authors.forename: Tomás
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Pineda
mesh_terms: 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*