Causative organism and diagnostic investigations
| Diagnostic test | Native valve | Prosthetic valve | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| *Streptococcus bovis, Streptococcus mitis, Enterococcus faecium, Histoplasma capsulatum, Aspergillus sp, Aspergillus fumigatus. | |||
| †Rhodococcus sp, Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus epidermidis. | |||
| ‡S aureus (sputum 1, pleural fluid 1), coagulase negative staphylococcus (pacemaker tip), viridans streptococcus (embolus). | |||
| §Gram positive coccus. | |||
| ¶Yeast. | |||
| Serology | |||
| Bartonella sp | 1 | 1 | |
| Chlamydia psittaci | 1 | 1 | |
| Coxiella burnetii | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| Serology + PCR (Bartonella sp) | 5 | 5 | |
| Valve culture | 6* | 3† | 9 |
| Culture of other material | 4‡ | 4 | |
| Valve microscopy | 2§ | 1¶ | 3 |
| No organism | 24 | 8 | 32 |