Editorial commentary: surgical therapy for Staphylococcus aureus prosthetic valve endocarditis: proceed with caution (Caveat Emptor).
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
Adolf W
AW
Karchmer
Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles.
Arnold S
AS
Bayer
D004696:Endocarditis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006351:Heart Valves / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*
Staphylococcus aureus; infective endocarditis; prosthetic valve; valve surgery