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Table 2 Microbiologic and valve characteristics of cases undergoing surgery for infective endocarditis

From: Long term surgical outcomes for infective endocarditis in people who inject drugs: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Microbiology

 

Number of pathogens

Staphylococcus aureus

CONS

Streptococci

Enterococci

GNR or other

Candida

Culture negative

PWID

738

317 (43)

27 (3.7)

123 (16.7)

54 (7.3)

132 (17.9)

42 (5.7)

43 (5.8)

non-PWID

1403

346 (24.7)

188 (13.4)

412 (29.4)

170 (12.1)

134 (9.6)

19 (1.4)

134 (9.6)

Valve data

 

Number of valves

Mitral

Aortic

Tricuspid

Pulmonary

Multiple

Embolic events

Prosthetic valve

PWID

922

236 (25.6)

366 (39.7)

309 (33.5)

11 (1.2)

145 (15.7)

190 (24.1)

62 (7.9)

non-PWID

1952

719 (36.8)

1037 (53.1)

187 (9.6)

9 (0.5)

246 (12.6)

373 (22.5)

501 (30.2)

  1. Abbreviations: CONS Coagulase-negative staphylococci, GNR Gram negative rods; non-PWID People who do not inject drugs, PWID People who inject drugs
  2. Numbers denote n (%)
  3. Percentages were calculated based on the number of pathogens for the microbiologic variables or number of valves reported for the valve-related variables
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BMC Infectious Diseases

ISSN: 1471-2334

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