Enterococcus Faecalis Endocarditis: What's Next?

N Fernández-Hidalgo, L Escolà-Vergé… - Future …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Enterococcus faecalis infective endocarditis (EFIE) is a complex entity in rapid evolution.
Although largely relevant findings from recent studies have advanced the knowledge on …

Infective endocarditis in low-and middle-income countries

B Njuguna, A Gardner, R Karwa… - Cardiology …, 2017 - cardiology.theclinics.com
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Temporal trends in infective endocarditis epidemiology from 2007 to 2013 in Olmsted County, MN

DC DeSimone, IM Tleyjeh, DDC De Sa… - American heart …, 2015 - Elsevier
Background The aim of this study is to determine if there have been contemporary shifts in
infective endocarditis (IE) epidemiology in our local population; an analysis of cases from …

HANDOC: a handy score to determine the need for echocardiography in non-β-hemolytic streptococcal bacteremia

T Sunnerhagen, A Törnell, M Vikbrant… - Clinical Infectious …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Background Non-β-hemolytic streptococci (NBHS) can cause infective endocarditis (IE).
Echocardiography is used to diagnose IE, but it is not known which patients with NBHS …

Portraying infective endocarditis: results of multinational ID-IRI study

H Erdem, E Puca, Y Ruch, L Santos… - European Journal of …, 2019 - Springer
Infective endocarditis is a growing problem with many shifts due to ever-increasing comorbid
illnesses, invasive procedures, and increase in the elderly. We performed this multinational …

Clinical characteristics of infective endocarditis in children

J Kelchtermans, L Grossar, B Eyskens… - The Pediatric …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Background: Infective endocarditis (IE) remains a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge
associated with high morbidity and mortality. We evaluated the microbial profile and clinical …

Septic pulmonary embolism in China: clinical features and analysis of prognostic factors for mortality in 98 cases

J Jiang, Q Liang, L Liu, S Cai, Z Du, J Kong… - BMC Infectious …, 2019 - Springer
Background To investigate the clinical features of septic pulmonary embolism (SPE) cases
and prognostic factors for in-hospital mortality in China. Methods A retrospective analysis …

Cumulative incidence and mortality of infective endocarditis in Siriraj hospital–Thailand: a 10-year retrospective study

T Angsutararux, N Angkasekwinai - BMC infectious diseases, 2019 - Springer
Background To investigate the cumulative incidence of and factors associated with mortality
among patients with infective endocarditis (IE) at Thailand's largest national tertiary referral …

Microbiological profile and risk factors for in-hospital mortality of infective endocarditis in tertiary care hospitals of south Vietnam

HM Tran, VT Truong, TMN Ngo, QPV Bui, HC Nguyen… - PLoS …, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Objectives We aimed to evaluate the microbiological characteristics and risk factors for
mortality of infective endocarditis in two tertiary hospitals in Ho Chi Minh City, south Vietnam …

Epidemiological and clinical profile of infective endocarditis at a Brazilian tertiary care center: an eight-year prospective study

PV Damasco, JCD Correal… - Revista da Sociedade …, 2019 - SciELO Brasil
INTRODUCTION: Infective endocarditis (IE) is a systemic infectious disease requiring a
multidisciplinary team for treatment. This study presents the epidemiological and clinical …