Japanese features of native valve endocarditis caused by coagulase-negative staphylococci: case reports and a literature review

Intern Med. 2013;52(5):567-72. doi: 10.2169/internalmedicine.52.9017. Epub 2013 Mar 1.

Abstract

Although coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS) is a frequent cause of prosthetic valve endocarditis, native valve endocarditis (NVE) caused by CoNS is not commonly seen. Its high mortality is well known; however, there are no systematic reports published in Japan. We herein report the cases of two Japanese patients with CoNS NVE who were admitted to our hospital located in Tokyo and conduct literature searches on CoNS NVE in Japan from 1983 to March 2012 using PubMed and ICHUSHI WEB (Japan Medical Abstract Society). We also summarize the features of 22 Japanese patients with CoNS NVE, including our patients.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Asian People*
  • Coagulase / isolation & purification
  • Endocarditis, Bacterial / diagnosis*
  • Endocarditis, Bacterial / microbiology
  • Endocarditis, Bacterial / therapy
  • Female
  • Heart Valve Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Heart Valve Diseases / microbiology
  • Heart Valve Diseases / therapy
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Staphylococcal Infections / diagnosis*
  • Staphylococcal Infections / microbiology
  • Staphylococcal Infections / therapy
  • Staphylococcus epidermidis / enzymology
  • Staphylococcus epidermidis / isolation & purification*

Substances

  • Coagulase