Staphylococcal Enterotoxins and Toxic Shock Syndrome Toxin-1 and Their Association among Bacteremic and Infective Endocarditis Patients in Egypt

Table 2

Demographics and clinical characteristics of 18 patients with IE.

Variable	Number	Percentage (%)
Gender
Male	15	83%
Female	3	17%
Valve type
(i) Native	18	100%
(a) Tricuspid (T)	9	50.0%
(b) Mitral (M)	8	44.5%
(c) Aortic (A)	5	27.7%
(ii) Prosthetic	0	0%
Number of valve affected
(a) Single valve	14 (77.7%)
(b) Two valves	4 (22. 2%): T+M (3; 75%); T+A (1; 25%)
Age (years)	17-48
Smoker
Yes	14	78%
No	4	22%
Addiction
Injection drug users (IDUs)	12	66.6%
Hepatitis C virus (HCV)
Yes	10	56%
No	8	44%
Surgery performed
Yes	4	22%
No	14	78%
Admitted to ICU
Yes	2	11%
No	16	89%
Comorbidities
On hemodialysis	1	5.5%
Diabetes	—	0%
Cancer	1	5.5%
No comorbidities	16	89%
Complications
Renal failure	1	5.5%
Pneumonia/lung abscess	2	11%
Peripheral septic emboli	1	5.5%
No complications	14	78%