Surgical Treatment in Active Infective Endocarditis: Results of a Four-Year Experience

Table 3

Microorganism responsible for endocarditis in relation to the type of valve affected.

Aetiologic agent	NVE (no 50)		PVE (no 30)		Total (no 80)
	no	%	no	%	no	%
Staph. aureus	9	18	7	23	16	20
Staph. Epidermidis	3	6	5	17	8	10
Other Staph	2	4	0	0	2	2.5
Strept. faecalis	2	4	5	17	7	8.7
Strept. viridans	4	8	0	0	4	5
Other Strept.	12	24	3	10	15	18.8
Gram-negative	2	4	3	10	5	6.2
Candida	1	2	0	0	1	1.2
Negative blood Colture	15	30	7	23	22	27.6