Preeminence of Staphylococcus aureus in Infective Endocarditis: A 1-Year Population-Based Survey

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Authors

Christine Selton‐Suty · Centre Hospitalier Régional et Universitaire de Nancy

M. Célard

Vincent Le Moing · Agropolis International

Thanh Doco‐Lecompte

Catherine Chirouze · Laboratoire Chrono-Environnement

Bernard Iung · Société Française de Cardiologie

Christophe Cellier

Matthieu Revest · Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Rennes

Abstract

S. aureus became both the leading cause and the most important prognostic factor of IE, and healthcare-associated IE appeared as a major subgroup of the disease.

Topics & Keywords

Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volume 54, Issue 9, pp. 1230-1239

DOI: 10.1093/cid/cis199

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