Why the study?
What are the clinical characteristics, causative organisms, and mortality rates of early versus late prosthetic valve endocarditis?
Population
38 cases of prosthetic valve endocarditis
Design
Case_series
Authors
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May aid risk stratification by onset timing in prosthetic valve endocarditis; leaves open validation in prospective cohorts.
What are the clinical characteristics, causative organisms, and mortality rates of early versus late prosthetic valve endocarditis?
Late prosthetic valve endocarditis has a lower mortality rate than early endocarditis, likely due to less virulent organisms, but both require intensive antibiotics and potentially surgical reintervention.
Dismukes et al. (1973) studied this question.
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