Senining R C, Ahmad H, Shahzad R, Stahl-Avicolli A, Lamoste T J, Soto N E, Abter E I, Chapnick E K
Division of Infectious Diseases, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY 11219, USA.
Clin Infect Dis. 2001 Mar 15;32(6):E100-1. doi: 10.1086/319354. Epub 2001 Mar 1.
We describe a case of late PVE in a 78-year-old man that was caused by Stapylococcus hemolyticus and occurred 5 years after aortic valve replacement. This is the first reported case of PVE due to this organism.