Prognostic role of persistent positive blood cultures after initiation of antibiotic therapy in left-sided infective endocarditis

European Heart Journal

Volumn 34, Issue 23, 2013, Pages 1749-1754

  López, Javier ^a   Sevilla, Teresa ^a   Vilacosta, Isidre ^b   Sarriá, Cristina ^c   Revilla, Ana ^a   Ortiz, Carlos ^a   Ferrera, Carlos ^b   Olmos, Carmen ^b   Gómez, Itziar ^a   San Román, José Alberto ^a  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNICO UNIVERSITARIO DE VALLADOLID   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL CLÍNICO SAN CARLOS   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE LA PRINCESA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Blood cultures; Infective endocarditis; Persistent infection; Uncontrolled infection

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BLOOD CULTURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REPEAT PROCEDURE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION;

BLOOD CULTURES; INFECTIVE ENDOCARDITIS; PERSISTENT INFECTION; UNCONTROLLED INFECTION;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PROGNOSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; VIRIDANS STREPTOCOCCI;

EID: 84879125214     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: 15229645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehs379     Document Type: Article

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