No matter how many more editorials are written weighing the pros and cons of administering endocarditis prevention, until prospective clinical trials are conducted, the risks and benefits of ...

Abstract and Introduction Abstract Gram-negative endocarditis due to HACEK bacteria (Haemophilus species, Actinobacillus, Cardiobacterium, Eikenella and Kingella species) and non-HACEK organisms ...

While the incidence of HACEK endocarditis has remained relatively unchanged over time, [1] recent data suggest a significant shift in epidemiology of non-HACEK Gram-negative endocarditis. [2, 3] In ...

Because patients with stroke and S. aureus prosthetic valve endocarditis can be precipitously unstable and progress before the consult note is typed, our responsibility as a consultant to the cardiac ...

Endocarditis is always bad news. Standard lines of defence include rapid diagnosis, rapid initiation of antibiotic therapy and meticulous vigilance regarding complications. Despite advances in each of ...

More and more patients are operated on during the active phase of infective endocarditis (IE).1 Between 1991 and 1999, in France, the rate of cardiac surgery has increased from 31% to 50%.1 This may, ...

Sixteen verrucous carcinoma specimens had scores 2 and 3 (both 29.6%), and 10 cases had score 1 (37%) for SCCA expression. Fifteen benign hyperplasia specimens had scores 2 and 3 (40.7% and 14.8%, ...

Inflammatory linear verrucous epidermal nevus is a variant of verrucous epidermal nevus, characterized by recurrent inflammatory phenomena. Despite well-established clinical manifestations, the ...

Background Native aortic and mitral valve infective endocarditis (AVE and MVE, respectively) are usually grouped together as left-sided native valve infective endocarditis (LNVE), while the ...