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Review
. 2022 May;130(5):270-275.
doi: 10.1111/apm.13217. Epub 2022 Mar 11.

Native aortic valve Staphylococcus warneri endocarditis after COVID-19 infection: a case report and a review of literature

Ram Gelman  1 , Assaf Potruch  1 , Yonatan Oster  2   3 , Yuval Ishay  4 , Chamutal Gur  1 , Ronen Beeri  5 , Jacob Strahilevitz  2   3
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Review

Native aortic valve Staphylococcus warneri endocarditis after COVID-19 infection: a case report and a review of literature

Ram Gelman et al. APMIS. 2022 May.

Abstract

We report a case of Staphylococcus warneri native valve endocarditis in an immunocompetent healthy adult, without known risk factors for infective endocarditis, two months following COVID-19 infection, who recovered with conservative treatment. Additionally, we reviewed previous cases of native valve endocarditis caused by Staphylococcus warneri and summarized the main clinical implications.

Keywords: COVID-19; Native valve endocarditis; coagulase-negative staphylococcal infection.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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Mass on the aortic valve as seen on TTE (red arrow).
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