Revisiting the effect of referral bias on the clinical spectrum of infective endocarditis in adults

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 29, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1203-1210

  Kanafani, Z A ^a   Kanj, S S ^a   Cabell, C H ^b,c   Cecchi, E ^d   De Oliveira Ramos, A ^e   Lejko Zupanc, T ^f   Pappas, P A ^c   Giamerellou, H ^g   Gordon, D ^h   Michelet, C ⁱ   Munoz P ^j   Pachirat, O ^k   Peterson, G ^l   Tan, R S ^m   Tattevin, P ⁱ   Thomas, V ⁿ   Wang, A ^b   Wiesbauer, F ^o   Sexton, D J ^b  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c DUKE CLINICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d MARIA VITTORIA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^e INSTITUTO DANTE PAZZANESE DE CARDIOLOGIA   (Brazil)

^f UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

^g NATIONAL AND KAPODISTRIAN UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^h FLINDERS MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

ⁱ Pontchaillou University   (France)

^j HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO GREGORIO MARAÑÓN   (Spain)

^k KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^l UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^m DEPARTMENT OF CARDIOLOGY   (Singapore)

ⁿ Medical College Calicut   (India)

^o UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALPHA HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BLOOD CULTURE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROCOCCUS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEART FAILURE; HEART SURGERY; HEART VALVE REGURGITATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STROKE; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; AGED; COHORT STUDIES; ENDOCARDITIS; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 77957310713     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-010-0983-2     Document Type: Article

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