Table 7.
Comparison between blood and subgingival plaque isolates in infective endocarditis patients with periodontitis.
| Patient ID No. | Microorganisms isolated from blood of infective endocarditis patients with Periodontitis (n = 17) | Microorganisms Present/Absent in blood of infective endocarditis patients with Periodontitis | Same microorganisms Present/Absent from subgingival plaque of infective endocarditis patients with Periodontitis | % similarity of Blood and plaque isolates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IE3 | Streptococcus sanguinius | Present | Present | 94.1 |
| IE4 | Staphylococcus aureus | Present | Present | |
| IE5 | Streptococcus mitis | Present | Present | |
| IE7 | Staphylococcus aureus | Present | Present | |
| IE8 | Streptococcus sanguinius | Present | Present | |
| IE10 | Streptococcus oralis | Present | Present | |
| IE12 | Streptococcus mitis | Present | Present | |
| IE16 | Streptococcus oralis | Present | Present | |
| IE19 | Streptococcus mitis | Present | Present | |
| IE30 | Streptococcus oralis | Present | Present | |
| IE32 | Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae | Present | Absent | |
| IE33 | Streptococcus sanguinius | Present | Present | |
| IE34 | Streptococcus sanguinius | Present | Present | |
| IE36 | Streptococcus sanguinius | Present | Present | |
| IE38 | Streptococcus mitis | Present | Present | |
| IE39 | Enterococcous | Present | Present | |
| IE40 | Streptococcus mitis | Present | Present | |
| Total | 17 | 16 | ||