Microbiology of early and late PVE. Authors' own findings compared to a recent European literature review3
| Early PVE (%) | Late PVE (%) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Own experience (n=34) | Europe (n=68) | Own experience (n=132) | Europe (n=194) | ||||
| Staphylococcus epidermidis | 29 | 43 | 21 | 28 | |||
| Staphylococcus aureus | 18 | 13 | 19 | 13 | |||
| Streptococci | 6 | 3 | 151-150 | 20 | |||
| Enterococci | 6 | 2 | 18 | 7.5 | |||
| HACEK | 18 | 17 | 8 | 7 | |||
| Fungi | 9 | 6 | 5 | 4 | |||
| Mixed infections | 6 | – | 3 | – | |||
| Others | 6 | 12 | 7 | 9 | |||
| Culture negative | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |||
↵1-150 Viridans group n=13 (10%), β haemolytic streptococci n=3 (2%), and Streptococcus bovis n=4 (3%).
HACEK, Haemophilus,Actinobacillus,Cardiobacterium, Eikinella,Kingella.