|
Table 1: Results by category (N = 19). |
|
|
Characteristics |
n (%) |
|
Demographics |
|
|
Male |
13 (68.4) |
|
Female |
6 (31.6) |
|
Type of prosthesis |
|
|
Mechanical |
16 (84.2) |
|
Bioprosthetic |
3 (15.8) |
|
Pathogen |
|
|
Staphylococcus aureus |
7 (36.8) |
|
Staphylococcus epidermidis |
7 (36.8) |
|
Enterococcus faecalis |
5 (26.3) |
|
Type of prosthetic valve endocarditis |
|
|
Early |
10 (52.6) |
|
Late |
9 (47.4) |
|
Location |
|
|
Aortic (isolated) |
10 (52.6) |
|
Aortic and mitral |
4 (21.0) |
|
Aortic and tricuspid |
1 (5.3) |
|
Mitral (isolated) |
3 (15.8) |
|
Tricuspid (isolated) |
1 (5.3) |