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Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery 3:240-242(2004)
© 2004 European Association of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery

Case report - Valves

Polymerase chain reaction diagnosis in culture-negative prosthetic valve methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus endocarditis in a patient with chronic liver disease

A. Vassalosa,*, S.J. Dancerb and K.J.D. MacArthura

a Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Western Infirmary, Glasgow, UK
b Scottish Centre for Infection and Environmental Health, Clifton Place, Glasgow, UK

* Corresponding author. Address: Garden Flat, 184 Nithsdale Road, Pollokshields, Glasgow G41 5EU, Glasgow, UK. Tel.: +44-797-4932-614; fax: +44-141-211-4845
antony_vassalos{at}hotmail.com

We report the use of polymerase chain reaction for the diagnosis of prosthetic valve methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus endocarditis in a patient with chronic liver disease where conventional laboratory testing failed. This case highlights the diagnostic and therapeutic potential of molecular techniques in the management of culture-negative endocarditis.

Key Words: Prosthetic valve endocarditis; Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus; Polymerase chain reaction; Chronic liver disease; Culture-negative

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