Clinical characteristics and outcome of 103 consecutive patients with IE due to CoNS, according to the type of endocarditis (1995–2008).

Unless otherwise noted, all values are shown as n (%). Abbreviations: CoNS, coagulase-negative staphylococci; HIV, human immunodeficiency virus; ICD, intracardiac device; IE, infective endocarditis; IQR, interquartile range; NVE, native valve endocarditis; PCM/ICD, pacemaker/implantable cardioverter-defibrillator; PVE, prosthetic valve endocarditis; SD, standard deviation.
aOnly 88 patients had available isolates; these 88 patients served as the basis for the rest of the study (see Fig 1).
bS. hominis (7), S. capitis (2), S. schleiferi (2).
cPCM/ICD wire endocarditis was associated with tricuspid vegetations in 3 patients and aortic vegetations in 1 case.
dAdministration of a second antibiotic, with or without a third, together with cloxacillin or vancomycin for >2 days.
eTwo patients received teicoplanin, 1 received imipenem, and 1 received linezolid.
Clinical characteristics and outcome of 103 consecutive patients with IE due to CoNS, according to the type of endocarditis (1995–2008).