From: Direct microscopic examination of imprints in patients undergoing cardiac valve replacement
patient | DMEI | Culture of the valve | Blood cultures during | Blood cultures before the cardiac | ATB | Intra- | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
the cardiac surgery | surgery | before the surgery | cellular | ||||
(time) | bacteria | ||||||
serology | |||||||
DPE+ | 25 | Neg | S. hominis | Neg | / | Yes | ND |
26 | Neg | Neg | Neg | S. capitis Acinetobacter sp | Yes | Neg | |
27 | Neg | Neg | ND | ||||
DPE- | 28 | Neg | P. acnes | ND | S. agalactiae | Yes > 15 days | ND |
29 | Neg | P. acnes | ND | Streptococcus sp 2 | Yes 15 days | ND | |
30 | Neg | Neg | ND | / | Yes 2 months | ND | |
31 | Neg | Neg | Neg | / | No | ND | |
32 | Neg | Neg | Neg | S. aureus | Yes 2 months | ND | |
33 | Neg | Neg | Neg | S. aureus | Yes 3 days | ND | |
34 | Neg | Neg | ND | / | Yes 1 month | ND | |
35 | Neg | Neg | Neg | ND | Yes | ND | |
36 | Neg | Neg | ND | ||||
37 | Neg | Neg | ND | S. aureus | Yes 1 month | ND | |
38 | Neg | Neg | ND | ND | No | ND | |
39 | Neg | P. acnes | ND | Neg | Yes 10 days | ND | |
40 | Neg | S. epidermidis | ND | / | Yes 2 months | ND | |
41 | Neg | Neg | ND | Streptococcus sp 2 | Yes | ND | |
42 | Neg | Neg | ND | / | Yes 2 months | ND | |
43 | Neg | Neg | Neg | / | Yes | ND | |
44 | Neg | OPF | Neg | Neg | No | ND | |
45 | Neg | Neg | Neg | / | Yes | ND | |
46 | Neg | Neg | ND | / | No | ND | |
47 | Neg | Neg | ND | ND | Yes 11 days | ND | |
48 | Neg | Neg | ND | ND | No | ND | |
49 | Neg | P. acnes | Neg | Neg | Yes 5 days | ND | |
50 | Neg | Neg | ND | ||||
51 | Neg | Neg | ND | ||||
52 | Neg | Corynebacterium sp | ND | ND | No | ND | |
53 | Neg | Neg | Neg | S. pneumoniae | Yes > 1 month | ND |