Prognostic factors in left-sided endocarditis: results from the andalusian multicenter cohort

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Authors

the Grupo para el Estudio de las Infecciones Cardiovasculares de la Sociedad Andaluza de Enfermedades Infecciosas (SAEI) · Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena

Juan Gálvez-Acebal · Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena

Jesús Rodríguez‐Baño · Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena

Francisco Javier Martínez‐Marcos · Hospital Doctor José Molina Orosa

J.M. Reguera · Hospital Doctor José Molina Orosa

Antonio Plata · Hospital Doctor José Molina Orosa

Abstract

Several characteristics of left-sided endocarditis enable selection of a patient group at higher risk of mortality. This group may benefit from more specialised attention in referral centers and should help to identify those patients who might benefit from more aggressive diagnostic and/or therapeutic procedures.

Topics & Keywords

Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus Streptococcal Infections and Treatments

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: BMC Infectious Diseases

Volume 10, Issue 1, pp. 17-17

DOI: 10.1186/1471-2334-10-17

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