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 |