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Case Reports
. 2022 Apr 22;10(4):e05591.
doi: 10.1002/ccr3.5591. eCollection 2022 Apr.

Underrecognized pathogen; Staphylococcus warneri-associated native mitral valve endocarditis in an immunocompetent host: A case report and literature review

Mouhammad J Alawad  1 , Gawahir A Ali  2 , Wael Goravey  2
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Case Reports

Underrecognized pathogen; Staphylococcus warneri-associated native mitral valve endocarditis in an immunocompetent host: A case report and literature review

Mouhammad J Alawad et al. Clin Case Rep. .

Abstract

Staphylococcus warneri-related endocarditis is rarely reported, raising diagnostic challenges and is often associated with considerable morbidity and mortality. We describe a case of native valve endocarditis caused by S. warneri and complicated by a valve perforation in an immunocompetent patient to raise awareness of this emerging organism.

Keywords: Staphylococcus warneri; coagulase‐negative staphylococci; mitral valve; native valve endocarditis.

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The authors declare that they have no competing interests.

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FIGURE 1
(A and B) Transesophageal echocardiography revealed a perforated posterior mitral valve leaflet with abscess formation and severe mitral valve regurgitation
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