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<p>Created page with &quot;==Background== * A rare complication of <a href="/Infective_endocarditis" title="Infective endocarditis">infective endocarditis</a> * Perivalvular complications, including artic root abscess, occur in about 10% of cases (more in prostheti...&quot;</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>==Background==<br /> * A rare complication of [[infective endocarditis]]<br /> * Perivalvular complications, including artic root abscess, occur in about 10% of cases (more in [[prosthetic valve endocarditis]])<br /> <br /> ===Microbiology===<br /> * Predominantly gram-positive organisms, and specifically [[Staphylococcus aureus]][[CiteRef::leontyev2012su]]<br /> * [[Staphylococcus]] (40%)<br /> ** &#039;&#039;&#039;[[Staphylococcus aureus]]&#039;&#039;&#039; (25%)<br /> ** [[Staphylococcus epidermidis]] (7%)<br /> ** Other [[staphylococci]] (7%)<br /> * [[Streptococcus]] (23%)<br /> ** [[Streptococcus bovis]] (3%)<br /> ** Other [[streptococci]] (20%)<br /> * [[Enterococcus]] (15%)<br /> ** [[Enterococcus faecalis]] (12%)<br /> ** Other [[enterococci]] (3%)<br /> * [[Gram-negative bacilli]] (3%)<br /> ** [[Escherichia coli]] (2%)<br /> ** [[Proteus]] (11%)<br /> * [[Candida]] (2%)<br /> * [[Culture-negative endocarditis]] (17%)<br /> <br /> ==Management==<br /> * Usually requires surgery<br /> <br /> [[Category:Cardiac infections]]</div>

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