Why the study?
Can multiple quantitative blood cultures during cardiac catheterization determine the site of infection in antibiotic refractory right-sided endocarditis?
Population
2 patients with antibiotic refractory right-sided endocarditis
Design
Case_series
Authors
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May aid localization in refractory right-sided endocarditis; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective validation before adoption.
Can multiple quantitative blood cultures during cardiac catheterization determine the site of infection in antibiotic refractory right-sided endocarditis?
Quantitative blood cultures during cardiac catheterization can be a useful technique for localizing the site of infection in right-sided endocarditis.
George J. Pazin (1975) studied this question.
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