Table 1.
Demographic and clinical data related to MBL
| Normal MBL | MBL-deficient | |
|---|---|---|
| Patients | 34 | 5 |
| Age | ||
| Median | 54 | 65 |
| Average | 50 | 62 |
| Gender | ||
| Male | 15 | 3 |
| Female | 19 | 2 |
| Native/prosthetic valve | ||
| NVE | 28 | 3 |
| PVE | 6 | 2 |
| Valve affected | ||
| Aortic | 13 | 3 |
| Mitral | 11 | 1 |
| Aortic + mitral | 5 | 0 |
| Tricuspid | 3 | 0 |
| Aortic + mitral + tricuspid | 1 | 0 |
| Not determined | 1 | 1 |
| Microbiology | ||
| Staphylococcus aureus | 7 | 2 |
| Staphylococci, coag.neg. | 4 | 0 |
| Viridans streptococci | 8 | 0 |
| Other streptococci | 1 | 0 |
| Enterococcus faecalis | 4 | 1 |
| Other | 2 | 0 |
| Culture-negative | 8 | 2 |
| Valve surgery | ||
| Yes | 22 | 1 |
| No | 12 | 4 |
| Intravenous drug abuse | ||
| Yes | 3 | 0 |
| No | 31 | 5 |