Early prosthetic valve endocarditis due to Kytococcus schroeteri - A case report and review of literature.

Kytococcus schroeteri is a Gram positive cocci usually found as a coloniser of the human skin and mucous membrane. It is a bacterium that is usually considered a contaminant in blood cultures. It can rarely cause infective endocarditis and is usually associated with prosthetic heart valve endocarditis. We report a case of early prosthetic valve endocarditis in a 78-year-old female and provide a brief review of similar cases published in the literature.