Causes of infective endocarditis in the Western Cape, South Africa: a prospective cohort study using a set protocol for organism detection and central decision making by an endocarditis team

BACKGROUND: Blood culture negative infective endocarditis (BCNIE) poses both a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge. High rates of BCNIE reported in South Africa have been attributed to antibiotic use prior to blood culture sampling. OBJECTIVES: To assess the impact of a systematic approach to organ...

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Autores principales: Pecoraro, Alfonso Jan Kemp, Pienaar, Colette, Herbst, Philippus George, Poerstamper, Simon, Joubert, Lloyd, Taljaard, Jantjie, Prozesky, Hans, Janson, Jacques, Newton-Foot, Mae, Doubell, Anton Frans
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2021
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Cardiovascular Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8650472/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34873007
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-053169

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