[webstersII]

"Finally we cultured her and found she was the carrier."

I don't understand being a "carrier" here.

Are you saying she was a carrier (i.e., infection is not active but is present) but it wasn't actively infecting her heart tissues until the surgery put it there?

[YellowRoseofTx]

Are you saying she was a carrier (i.e., infection is not active but is present) but it wasn't actively infecting her heart tissues until the surgery put it there?

That was what I took it to mean from what the doctors said.