From: Direct microscopic examination of imprints in patients undergoing cardiac valve replacement
patient | DMEI | Culture of the valve | Blood cultures | Blood cultures before | ATB | Intra- | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
during the cardiac | the cardiac surgery | before the surgery | cellular | ||||
surgery | (time) | bacteria | |||||
(3) | serology | ||||||
DPE+ | 1 | Neg | S. epidermidis | 4 S. epidermidis | / | No | ND |
2 | ++1 | Neg | 4 S aureus | S. aureus | Yes 4 weeks | ND | |
3 | Neg | S. epidermidis | Neg | S. epidermidis | |||
4 | +++1 | Neg | 3 S. epidermidis | S. epidermidis | Yes 4 weeks | ND | |
5 | +++1 | Neg | Streptococcus sp 2 | Yes | ND | ||
6 | Neg | Neg | Neg | / | Yes | Neg | |
7 | Neg | Neg | Neg | Streptococcus sp 2 | Yes 1 month | ND | |
8 | +++1 | Neg | ND | Neg | Yes 2 days | ND | |
9 | +1 | Neg | 3 S. agalactiae | ||||
10 | Neg | Neg | |||||
11 | Neg | Neg | Neg | S. pneumoniae | Yes 1 month | ND | |
16 | Neg | Neg | Neg | ||||
17 | Neg | Neg | Neg | S. bovis | Yes > 1 month | ND | |
18 | Neg | Neg | ND | ND | No | ND | |
19 | Neg | P. acnes | ND | H. influenzae | Yes | Neg | |
20 | Neg | P. aeruginosa + S. hominis | ND | Streptococcus sp 2 | Yes 2 months | ND | |
24 | Neg | Neg | Neg | S. bovis | Yes 2 months | ND | |
Neg | |||||||
Neg | |||||||
DPE- | 12 | Neg | Neg | ND | Campylobacter sp | Yes | ND |
13 | Neg | Neg | Neg | S. agalactiae | Yes 1 month | ND | |
14 | Neg | Neg | Neg | Enterococcus sp | Yes 1 month | ND | |
15 | Neg | S. epidermidis | Neg | / | No | ND | |
21 | Neg | Neg | Neg | Staphylococcus sp | Yes | ND | |
22 | Neg | Neg | Neg | S. pneumoniae | Yes 1 month | ND | |
23 | Neg | Neg | ND | E. faecium | Yes 5 days | ND |