Pt
Reference
Age (years)
Sex
Medical devices
Skin incision before onset
Comorbidities
Disseminated lesions
Valve
Treatment and outcome (one dead case)
1
Dan et al [12]
32
M
none
(+)
Vasectomy (2weeks before)
Embolism popliteal artery
A (Native)
AVR Penicillin + Gentamycin 4w
2
Kamath et al [13] (autopsy case)
64
M
none
(-)
Cirrhosis of liver
Splenic infarcts Septic renal emboli M, A, Pulmonary (Native) Antibiotics 2w (dead case)
3 Kini et al [14] 78 F none (-) Atrial fibrillation, Bilateral heart enlargement (-) M (Native) Nafcillin 6w
4
Bhardwaj et al [15]
59
M
none
(+)
Renal cell carcinoma (right nephrectomy), Scalp laceration (suturing 2 weeks before)
(-)
M (Native)
Cefazolin 6w
5 Diaconu et al [16] 79 M none (-) Degenerative aortic valve disease (-) A (Native) Oxacillin 6w
6
Wood et al [17]
66
M
Disk prosthesis Total hip replacement
(-)
(-)
spondylitis
A, M (Native)
AVR, MVR Vancomycin + gentamycin 6w
7 Stollberger et al [18] 48 M L4-5-disk prosthesis (-) (-) (-) A (Native) Rifampicin + Fucidic acid
8
Abgrall et al [19]
71
M
Prosthesis aortic valve
(-)
(-)
(-)
A (Prosthetic)
AVR Vancomycin + Pefloxacine 6w
9 Arslan et al [20] 43 F prosthesis aortic valve, silicon mammoplasty (-) (-) (-) A (Prosthetic) Ampicillin + Gentamicin 8w
10 Kuvhenguhwa et al [21] 67 M tissue aortic valve (-) (-) (-) A (Prosthetic) Vancomycin + Rifampin 6w
11
Yamamoto et al [22]
59
M
none
(-)
Type 1 DM, Bicuspid aortic valve
(-)
M and A (Native)
MVR and AVR Cefazolin 4w
12
Our patient
72
F
none
(-)
Degenerative mitral valve disease
Discitis Cerebral septic emboli
M (Native)
Penicillin G 6w