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To the Editor: The global emergence of infective endocarditis (IE) caused by Staphylococcus aureus was reported by Dr Fowler and colleagues.¹ Among 1779 patients with IE enrolled between 2000 and 2003 from the United States, Brazil, Australia, New Zealand, Europe, and the Middle East, the most common causative pathogen was S aureus (558 cases, 31.4%). However, in Japan S aureus was still the second most common cause of IE (17.1%) after Streptococcus viridans (31.7%) found in a nationwide surveillance between 2000 and 2001.² It would therefore be important to know if there was any variation in the prevalence of S aureus IE among the international regions in their study.

In addition, Fowler et al described important characteristics of patients with S aureus IE. Stroke was the most important determinant of mortality by multivariate analysis. Risk of embolization in IE based on the echocardiographic assessment of vegetations has been reported.^3-4 In . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Taishiro Chikamori, MD
chikamd@tokyo-med.ac.jp
Department of Internal Medicine II/Cardiology
Tokyo Medical University
Tokyo

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