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ArticleCureus2026

Staphylococcus capitis Sepsis Complicated by Rapid Native Aortic Valve Endocarditis in Sickle Cell Disease: A Case Report.

Rohan M Patel, Tiffany S Sculthorpe, Alisha Abad, Kashif Abad

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Article in Cureus, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

  1. SecondaryJournal of clinical medicine · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Rohan M PatelCollege of Medicine, Nova Southeastern University Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine, Fort Lauderdale, USA.
Tiffany S SculthorpeInternal Medicine, Broward Health, Fort Lauderdale, USA.
Alisha AbadPatient Care, Broward Health, Fort Lauderdale, USA.
Kashif AbadInternal Medicine, Broward Health, Fort Lauderdale, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Infective endocarditis involving the aortic valve carries a high risk of rapid valvular destruction and hemodynamic compromise, particularly when complicated by sepsis. Patients with sickle cell disease are uniquely susceptible to severe infection due to functional asplenia, chronic hemolysis, endothelial dysfunction, and frequent exposure to intravascular devices, yet native valve endocarditis in this population remains rarely described. We report the case of a 51-year-old man with sickle cell disease who presented with sepsis and was found to have native aortic valve endocarditis caused by

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cardiothoracic & vascular surgeryinfectious disease medicineinfective endocarditisnative aortic valve endocarditissepsissickle cell disease complicationsstaphylococcus capitissurgical aortic valve replacement (savr)transthoracic echocardiogram

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PMID41952925
PMCPMC13055927

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