Previous reported cases of community acquired Staphylococcus aureus pulmonary valve endocarditis in non-drug users
| Case report | Year | Patient's age, sex | Possible source | Pulmonary emboli seen | Treatment and clinical outcome |
| Levin et al 2 | 1964 | 30, male | None | No | Conservative, survived |
| Cremieuxet al 3 | 1985 | 31, male | Cutaneous | Yes | Died |
| Fourestie et al 4 | 1986 | 21, female | None | Yes | Died |
| Calleja et al 5 | 1992 | 21, female | Puerperal sepsis | Yes | Surgery, survived |
| Kelly et al 1 | 2000 | 59, male | Unclear | Yes | Conservative, survived |
F, female; M, male