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Staphylococcus saprophyticus causing native valve endocarditis

2005; Informa; Volume: 37; Issue: 9 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1080/00365540510027200

1651-1980

Eugenio Garduño, I Garrido Márquez, Alicia Beteta, Ibrahim Said, J Blanco, Tomás Pineda,

Actinomycetales infections and treatment

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.