Infective endocarditis in the U.S., 1998-2009: a nationwide study.

BACKGROUND: Previous studies based on local case series estimated the annual incidence of endocarditis in the U.S. at about 4 per 100,000 population. Small-scale studies elsewhere have reported similar incidence rates. However, no nationally-representative population-based studies have verified thes...

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Main Authors: David H Bor, Steffie Woolhandler, Rachel Nardin, John Brusch, David U Himmelstein
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3603929?pdf=render