Littenberg B, Cooper B, Levitz R
Am J Clin Pathol. 1987 Mar;87(3):408-10. doi: 10.1093/ajcp/87.3.408.
Staphylococcus epidermidis is among the most common organisms isolated from blood cultures. Conversely, it is rarely a well-documented cause of natural-valve endocarditis. However, several authors have reported series of patients with the clinical picture of endocarditis and S. epidermidis bacteremia. Most of these cases have not been confirmed by examination of the valve. The authors present a case of natural-valve endocarditis caused by S. epidermidis with pathologic documentation of the offending agent.
表皮葡萄球菌是从血培养中分离出的最常见微生物之一。相反，它很少是有充分文献记载的自然瓣膜心内膜炎的病因。然而，几位作者报告了一系列有感染性心内膜炎临床表现和表皮葡萄球菌菌血症的患者。这些病例大多数未经瓣膜检查证实。作者报告了一例由表皮葡萄球菌引起的自然瓣膜心内膜炎病例，并提供了病原体的病理学证据。
