Early-Onset Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis

Table 4:
Early-Onset Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis*
Organism	Cases (%) N=137
Staphylococcus epidermidis	31
Staphylococcus aureus	23
Streptococcal species	2
Enterococci	9
Diphtheroids	7
Gram-negative bacilli	14
Fungi	9
Other	3
Culture negative	3
* Within 60 days of surgery Table modified from reference 5