Infective endocarditis and stroke: when does it bleed? A single center retrospective study

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Authors

Louisa Nitsch · University Hospital Bonn

O. Shirvani Samani · University Hospital Bonn

Miriam Silaschi · University Hospital Bonn

Myriam Schafigh · University Hospital Bonn

Sebastian Zimmer · University Hospital Bonn

Gabor C. Petzold · German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases

Christine Kindler

Abstract

We found an increased in-hospital mortality in patients with intracranial hemorrhage. Beside thrombocytopenia, we identified S. aureus detection as a risk factor for intracranial hemorrhage.

Topics & Keywords

Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management Infectious Aortic and Vascular Conditions Bacterial Infections and Vaccines

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Neurological Research and Practice

Volume 5, Issue 1, pp. 13-13

DOI: 10.1186/s42466-023-00239-7

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