Key result
Primary bacterial myocarditis is a rare condition typically caused by Staphylococcus aureus in the setting of overwhelming bacteremia, with most knowledge derived from pre-antibiotic era autopsies.
Population
Patients with primary bacterial infection of the myocardium (primary bacterial myocarditis)
Design
Review
Authors
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Reliance on pre-antibiotic autopsy data may misguide modern care; leaves open the need for prospective registries on current epidemiology and therapy.
Primary bacterial myocarditis is a rare condition with severe complications, but modern diagnostic and management approaches remain poorly understood due to reliance on historical autopsy data.
Jonathan Shuter (2003) conducted a review in Primary bacterial infection of the myocardium. Primary bacterial infection of the myocardium was evaluated. Primary bacterial myocarditis is a rare condition typically caused by Staphylococcus aureus in the setting of overwhelming bacteremia, with most knowledge derived from pre-antibiotic era autopsies.
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