Table 2.
Type and site of IE lesions, and microbiological data.
|
n = 335 N (%) |
|
|---|---|
| Pathology | |
| Site | |
| Annulus | 33 (10.7) |
| Posterior leaflet | 100 (32.4) |
| Anterior leaflet | 70 (22.7) |
| Bileaflet | 81 (26.2) |
| Commissures | 66 (21.4) |
| Lesions | |
| Vegetations | 260 (84.1) |
| Cusp tear | 134 (45.6) |
| Extended disease | 89 (25.6) |
| Microorganism | |
| Staphylococcus aureus | 75 (22.7) |
| Coagulase-negative Staphylococcus | 23 (6.9) |
| Enterococcus | 23 (6.9) |
| Streptococcus species | 127 (38.4) |
| Gram-positive coccus | 15 (4.5) |
| Fungi | - |
| Polymicrobial | 10 (3) |
| Culture-negative endocarditis | 45 (13.4) |
| Other | 13 (3.9) |