Definite Infective Endocarditis: Clinical and Microbiological Features of 155 Episodes in One Japanese University Hospital

To evaluate the epidemiology, clinical features, and microbiological features (including antibiotic susceptibility) of infective endocarditis (IE) at Kitasato University Hospital, Japan. Methods: We retrospectively analyzed 153 patients (155 episodes) with definite IE according to the Duke criteria,...

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Main Authors: Yoko Takayama, Ryoichi Okamoto, Keisuke Sunakawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2010-11-01
Series:Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0929664610601246