Incidence, Microbiology, and Outcomes in Patients Hospitalized With Infective Endocarditis
Author(s) -
Anoop Shah,
David McAllister,
Peter J. Gallacher,
F Astengo,
Jesus A. Rodriguez Perez,
Jennifer Hall,
Kuan Ken Lee,
Rong Bing,
Atul Anand,
Dilip Nathwani,
Nicholas L. Mills,
David E. Newby,
Charis Marwick,
Nicholas L. Cruden
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/circulationaha.119.044913
Subject(s) - infective endocarditis , medicine , incidence (geometry) , endocarditis , comorbidity , case fatality rate , mortality rate , demographics , pediatrics , epidemiology , demography , physics , sociology , optics
Despite improvements in management, infective endocarditis remains associated with high mortality and morbidity. We describe temporal changes in the incidence, microbiology, and outcomes of infective endocarditis and the effect of changes in national antibiotic prophylaxis guidelines on incident infective endocarditis.
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