Cor Vasa 2019, 61(1):79-81 | DOI: 10.1016/j.crvasa.2018.02.005

Cardiology Rehabilitation wards: Isolation of Staphylococcus capitis. A risk of infection to be kept under control

Pasqualina Laganà^a, Santi Delia^a, Maria Anna Coniglio^b

^a Department of Biomedical and Dental Sciences and Morphofunctional Imaging, University of Messina, Italy

^b Department of Medical, Surgical Sciences and Advanced Technologies "G.F. Ingrassia", University of Catania, Italy

Cardiology Rehabilitation wards specialize in the rehabilitation of patients who are suffering from cardiac surgery or an acute heart attack. Hospital infections are the most frequent and severe complication of health- care. Nevertheless, during the last two decades, coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS) have been indicated as the primary cause of infections and septicemia in cardiology care units. Among the CoNS, the role played by Staphylococcus capitis in the field of infectious processes has been considered. We present our experience of S. capitis isolations from a patient admitted with cardiovascular disease with lower limbal diabetic ulcers.

Keywords: Endocarditis, Mitral paravalvular leak, Perforation of posterior mitral flap, Staphylococcus capitis

Received: July 2, 2017; Revised: February 12, 2018; Accepted: February 15, 2018; Published: March 21, 2019  Show citation