Staphylococcus capitis endocarditis due to a transvenous endocardial pacemaker infection: Case report and review of Staphylococcus capitis endocarditis | Zendy

Lawrence A. Cone | Zendy; Eric Sontz | Zendy; Joseph W. Wilson | Zendy; Surindra N Mitruka | Zendy

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Staphylococcus capitis endocarditis due to a transvenous endocardial pacemaker infection: Case report and review of Staphylococcus capitis endocarditis

Author(s) -

Lawrence A. Cone,

Eric Sontz,

Joseph W. Wilson,

Surindra N Mitruka

Publication year - 2005

Publication title -

international journal of infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.278

H-Index - 89

eISSN - 1878-3511

pISSN - 1201-9712

DOI - 10.1016/j.ijid.2004.08.004

Subject(s) - staphylococcus lugdunensis , endocarditis , medicine , staphylococcus epidermidis , staphylococcus haemolyticus , staphylococcus , cons , staphylococcal infections , surgery , staphylococcus aureus , microbiology and biotechnology , bacteria , biology , computer science , genetics , programming language

Newer microbiologic methods to determine the species of coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS) have evolved which have shown that most endocarditis due to CoNS is caused by Staphylococcus epidermidis, and far fewer by Staphylococcus warneri and Staphylococcus lugdunensis.

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