Table 3 Microbiology of infective endocarditis.
Number (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Left-sided IE (n = 365) | Right-sided IE (n = 41) | P-value | |
S. aureus | 50 (13.7%) | 12 (29.3%) | 0.016 |
Methicillin sensitive | 29 (7.9%) | 7 (17.1%) | 0.097 |
Methicillin resistant | 21 (5.8%) | 5 (12.2%) | 0.207 |
Coagulase-negative staphylococci | 22 (6.0%) | 7 (17.1%) | 0.022 |
Methicillin sensitive | 10 (2.7%) | 2 (4.9%) | 0.779 |
Methicillin resistant | 14 (3.8%) | 5 (12.2%) | 0.044 |
Enterococci | 32 (8.8%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0.095 |
Streptococci | 139 (38.1%) | 6 (14.6%) | 0.005 |
HACEK | 2 (0.5%) | 0 (0.0%) | 1.000 |
GNB except HACEK | 8 (2.2%) | 5 (12.2%) | 0.003 |
Candida spp. | 3 (0.8%) | 0 (0.0%) | 1.000 |
Others | 8 (2.2%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0.715 |
