Comparing Echocardiographic Modalities in Native-Valve Infective Endocarditis Due to Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus in People Who Inject Drugs

Background: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infective endocarditis (IE) is associated with high morbidity and mortality. Current IE guidelines recommend transesophageal echocardiogram (TEE) over transthoracic echocardiogram (TTE) to diagnose infective endocarditis. Management of I...

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Autores principales: Livesay, James, Coombes, Tyler, Spoons, Jared, Dolacky, Steven, Shorman, Mahmoud
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2021
Materias:
Cardiology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8654195/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34925979
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.19372

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8654195/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34925979
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.19372

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