Native valve IE (n = 77) | Prosthetic valve IE (n = 27) | Total (n = 104) | |
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113 patients had blood cultured before antibiotic treatment was started and data concerning the type of microorganism were available for 104 of them. | |||
Streptococcus viridans | 14% | 11% | 13% |
Enterococci | 14% | 15% | 14% |
Other streptococci | 19% | 4% | 15% |
Staphylococcus aureus | 34% | 30% | 33% |
Other microorganisms | 7% | 18% | 10% |
No microorganism | 12% | 22% | 14% |