Key result
Bacterial endocarditis in the Netherlands had an incidence of 19 per million person-years and an overall case fatality rate of 19.7%, with incidence increasing significantly with age.
Population
438 episodes of endocarditis out of 559 suspected episodes in consecutively hospitalized patients in the…
Design
Cohort
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Supports endocarditis surveillance in aging populations; hypothesis-generating for targeted prevention strategies.
Observational (n=438)
Yes
This nationwide prospective study established the incidence of bacterial endocarditis in the Netherlands at 19 per million person-years, highlighting age-related increases and a 19.7% case fatality rate.
J. T. van der Meer (1992) conducted an observational in Bacterial endocarditis (n=438). Bacterial endocarditis in the Netherlands had an incidence of 19 per million person-years and an overall case fatality rate of 19.7%, with incidence increasing significantly with age.
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