Microbiological etiology in prosthetic valve endocarditis: A nationwide registry study.
Blerand BerishaSigurdur RagnarssonLars OlaisonMagnus RasmussenPublished in: Journal of internal medicine (2022)
The type of prosthetic heart valve is associated with the causative pathogen. Patients with mechanical valves are more likely to have PVE caused by S. aureus.