Etiologic Factors of Left- and Right-sided Endocarditis.
Etiologic Factors of Left- and Right-sided Endocarditis.
| Etiology | Right-sided Endocarditis
n=39 |
Left-sided Endocarditis
n=176 |
P value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Staphylococcus aureus, n (%) | 20 (51.3) | 33 (18.8) | <0.001 |
| Staphylococci, coagulase-negative, n (%) | none | 24 (13.6) | 0.009 |
| Streptococci, viridans, n (%) | 4 (10.3) | 26 (14.8) | 0.6 |
| Streptococci, other types, n (%) | 3 (7.7) | 13 (7.4) | 1 |
| HACEK group, n (%) | none | 8 (4.5) | 0.3 |
| Gram-negative rods, n (%) | 2 (5.1) | 4 (2.3) | 0.3 |
| Enterococcus, n (%) | 1 (2.6) | 23 (13.1) | 0.08 |
| Fungi, n (%) | 1 (2.6) | 2 (1.1) | 0.4 |
| Pseudomonas, n (%) | none | 4 (2.3) | 1 |
| Brucella, n (%) | none | 3 (1.7) | 1 |
| Q-fever, n (%) | none | 3 (1.7) | 1 |
| Unknown pathogen, culture-negative, n (%) | 8 (20.5) | 30 (17) | 0.6 |