Bloodstream Infection Due to Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci: Impact of Species on Prevalence of Infective Endocarditis

• Main Authors: Sara F. Haddad (Author), Brian D. Lahr (Author), Sebastian Santos Patarroyo (Author), Supavit Chesdachai (Author), Kami D. Kies (Author), John C. O'Horo (Author), Daniel C. DeSimone (Author), Parham Sendi (Author), Larry M. Baddour (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2023-09-01T00:00:00Z.
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(1) Background: Coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS) are an important group of organisms that can cause bloodstream infection (BSI) and infective endocarditis (IE). The prevalence of IE in patients with BSI due to different CoNS species, however, has received limited attention; (2) Methods: A ret...