Emergence of Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci as a Cause of Native Valve Endocarditis

H. Chu, Vivian; W. Woods, Christopher; M. Miró, José; Hoen, Bruno; H. Cabell, Christopher; Pappas, Paul; J. Federspiel, Jerome; Athan, Eugene; E. Stryjewski, Martín; Nacinovich, F.; Marco, Francesc; P. Levine, Donald; Elliott, Thomas; Querido Fortes, Cláudio; Tornos, Pilar; Gordon, David; Utili, Riccardo; Delahaye, François; Ralph Corey, G.; G. Fowler, Vance

doi:10.1086/524666

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Emergence of Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci as a Cause of Native Valve Endocarditis

Published in Clinical Infectious Diseases • Dec 4, 2007

Authors:

Vivian H. Chu

Christopher W. Woods

José M. Miró

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS) are an infrequent cause of native valve endocarditis (NVE), and our understanding of NVE caused by CoNS is incomplete. METHOD: The International Collaboration on Endocarditis-Prospective Cohort Study includes patients with endocarditis from 61 cent...

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Medicine

Endocarditis

Coagulase

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