Six weeks after having a prosthetic heart valve a patient develops infective endocarditis. What is the most likely causative organism?
A. Streptococcus viridans
B. Staphylococcus epidermidis***
C. Staphylococcus aureus
D. Streptococcus bovis
E. One of the HACEK group.
A. Streptococcus viridans
B. Staphylococcus epidermidis***
C. Staphylococcus aureus
D. Streptococcus bovis
E. One of the HACEK group.
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