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Staphylococcus capitis endocarditis due to a transvenous endocardial pacemaker infection: Case report and review of Staphylococcus capitis endocarditis
2005
International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Objectives: Newer microbiologic methods to determine the species of coagulasenegative staphylococci (CoNS) have evolved which have shown that most endocarditis due to CoNS is caused by Staphylococcus epidermidis, and far fewer by Staphylococcus warneri and Staphylococcus lugdunensis. Methods: The recent opportunity to successfully treat a patient with methicillinresistant Staphylococcus capitis endocarditis secondary to an infected transvenous pacemaker led to a review of the literature
doi:10.1016/j.ijid.2004.08.004
pmid:16085441
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