Journal
INFECTIOUS DISEASE CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICA
Volume 23, Issue 3, Pages 643-+Publisher
W B SAUNDERS CO-ELSEVIER INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.idc.2009.04.013
Keywords
Endocarditis; Critical care; Antimicrobial agents; Thoracic surgery; Heart valves
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- National Institutes of Health [K12RR023249, KL2RR024994]
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Acute infective endocarditis is a complex disease with changing epidemiology and a rapidly evolving knowledge base. To consistently achieve optimal outcomes in the management of infective endocarditis, the clinical team must have an understanding of the epidemiology, microbiology, and natural history of infective endocarditis, as well as a grasp of guiding principles of diagnosis and medical and surgical management. The focus of this review is acute infective endocarditis, though many studies of diagnosis and treatment do not differentiate between acute and subacute disease, and indeed many principles of diagnosis and management of infective endocarditis for acute and subacute disease are identical.
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