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Optimizing outcomes in infective endocarditis: A comprehensive literature review

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Background: Despite being rare, infective endocarditis (IE) is a life‐threatening disease with poor prognosis. New diagnostic and therapeutic strategies are emerging; however, predisposing factors and microbiology of the disease are… Click to show full abstract

Background: Despite being rare, infective endocarditis (IE) is a life‐threatening disease with poor prognosis. New diagnostic and therapeutic strategies are emerging; however, predisposing factors and microbiology of the disease are also changing with time. Because of this, there has been a lack of reduction in the disease's incidence and new challenges for clinicians have arisen such as an increasingly aging population and growing antimicrobial resistance.

Keywords: infective endocarditis; comprehensive literature; endocarditis; endocarditis comprehensive; optimizing outcomes; outcomes infective

Journal Title: Journal of Cardiac Surgery
Year Published: 2020

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