title: Staphylococcus capitis prosthetic valve endocarditis: report of two rare cases and review of literature.
abstract: Staphylococcus epidermidis is the most common organism associated with prosthetic valve endocarditis. Staphylococcus capitis, a coagulase-negative Staphylococcus, is a rare cause of endocarditis. We report two cases of S.capitis prosthetic valve endocarditis, both involving prosthetic aortic valve and complicated by aortic root abscess. We also review the literature for this rare condition caused by this rare organism.
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, Newark, New Jersey 07112, USA.
authors.forename: Sandhya
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nalmas
authors.forename: Eliahu
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bishburg
authors.forename: Jeremias
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Meurillio
authors.forename: Sargis
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Khoobiar
authors.forename: Marc
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cohen
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000382:microbiology; D001705:Bioprosthesis / Q000382:microbiology*; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology*; D035583:Rare Diseases; D013045:Species Specificity; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D013210:Staphylococcus / Q000302:isolation & purification*