Comparison Between Healthcare-Associated and Community-Acquired Infective Endocarditis at Tertiary Care Hospitals in Japan.

CONCLUSIONS: HAIE has different clinical characteristics and causative microorganisms, as well as worse prognosis, than CIE. Preventive strategies, and the prompt and appropriate identification of HAIE may improve the outcome of infective endocarditis.
PMID: 32132310 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Circulation Journal - March 4, 2020 Category: Cardiology Authors: Kiriyama H, Daimon M, Nakanishi K, Kaneko H, Nakao T, Morimoto-Ichikawa R, Miyazaki S, Morita H, Daida H, Komuro I Tags: Circ J Source Type: research