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A patient has prosthetic valve replacement and he develops endocarditis 8 months later. Organism responsible is -

A
Staph. aureus
B
Strept. viridans
C
Staph. epidermidis
D
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High-Yield Explanation
Most common cause of prosthetic valve endocarditis upto 12 months is coagulase-negative staphylococci (staph. epidermidis).

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