Open AccessNative and Prosthetic Valve Staphylococcus capitis Endocarditis: A Review of the Literature
Author(s) -
Ravi Thakker,
Khaled Chatila,
David Reynoso,
Bernard Karnath
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
cardiology research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1923-2837
pISSN - 1923-2829
DOI - 10.14740/cr1231
Subject(s) - medicine , endocarditis , infective endocarditis , epidemiology , cons , cardiology , coagulase , staphylococcus aureus , staphylococcus , intensive care medicine , bacteria , biology , computer science , genetics , programming language
Infective endocarditis (IE) is a rare but serious disease. Coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS) are among the least prevalent causes of IE. Staphylococcus capitis , a species of CoNS, although described in the literature before has only been seen in a few cases. Even with such few cases, complications and mortality have still been demonstrated. In our review, we look at the epidemiology, diagnosis, management, and literature prevalence of CoNS in native and prosthetic valve IE.