This epidemiological study highlights the incidence, mortality, and primary causative organisms of infective endocarditis in England and Wales, noting a significant proportion of cases occurring in older adults and those with prosthetic valves.
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Informs current IE burden in England and Wales; leaves open targeted prevention trials in older adults with prosthetic valves.
Susan E. Young (1987) studied this question.
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