Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Infective Endocarditis: Should It Be Discouraged After All? (FREE)
By Beat J. Meyer, MD
The incidence of infective endocarditis in the U.K. increased — and antibiotic prophylaxis prescriptions for IE dropped — after the 2008 publication of guidelines recommending a complete cessation of antibiotic prophylaxis for … (Source: Physician's First Watch current issue)
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - November 19, 2014 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
AHA Hallway Buzz: Routine Mitral Surgery with CABG?
CHICAGO (MedPage Today) -- Watch exclusive On the Scene video coverage on the Surgical Treatment of Moderate Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation trial with study author Robert E. Michler, MD, and discussants Timothy Gardner, MD, and Anthony DeMaria, MD. Plus comments on the INHERIT study, the Marfan Syndrome trial, Incidence of Infective Endocarditis, and more. (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - November 18, 2014 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Clinical review of infective endocarditis: diagnosis and management
The diagnosis and management of infective endocarditis, including investigations such as blood cultures and echocardiography and European Society of Cardiology guidelines for managing the condition. (Source: GP Online Education)
Source: GP Online Education - June 18, 2014 Category: Primary Care Tags: 15.1 Cardiovascular Problems Source Type: news
Key enzyme found in disease-causing bacteria responsible for heart valve disease
A disease-causing bacterium found in the mouth needs manganese, a trace mineral, in order to cause a serious heart infection, according to a preclinical study. Researchers have been studying the bacterium Streptococcus sanguinis to understand its role in infective endocarditis, a heart valve disease. The infection is hard to treat and can be deadly, killing more than 20 percent of the people who contract it. The findings, which may solve a longstanding mystery of why some bacteria need manganese to cause disease, provide possible new targets for antibiotics. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - March 5, 2014 Category: Science Source Type: news
Infective Endocarditis in Children With Heart DiseaseInfective Endocarditis in Children With Heart Disease
What is the risk of infective endocarditis in children with congenital heart disease? The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - March 3, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pediatrics Journal Article Source Type: news
Tragedy as 'healthy' two-year-old dies just 24 hours after developing rare heart infection
Tamael Cabe Robertson, from Manchester, died of infective endocarditis just nine hours after being admitted to hospital. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - February 5, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Yersinia enterocolitica: a Rare Cause of Infective Endocarditis and Mycotic Aneurysm
Yersinia enterocolitica is a facultative, anaerobic, gram-negative coccobacillus taxonomically assigned within the family Enterobacteriaceae. The genus Yersinia consists of 11 different species; however, only 3 of these species are pathogenic for humans—Yersinia pestis, the causative agent of plague, and two enteropathogenic species, Yersinia pseudotuberculosis and Yersinia enterocolitica. Y. enterocolitica is a food-borne pathogen typically associated with diarrhea, terminal ileitis, and mesenteric lymphadenitis. It is occasionally associated with invasive and metastatic diseases, as well (). When cultivated in the labo...
Source: Clinical Microbiology Newsletter - January 14, 2014 Category: Microbiology Authors: Jenifer C. Mason, Pankaj Lal, Francesco Torella, Asheesh Sharma, Richard Cooke, Jim Anson Source Type: news
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Acute Coronary Syndromes (ACS), Arrhythmias, Atherosclerosis, Atrial Fibrillation, Basic Science, Cardiac Tumours, Cardiovascular Disease Prevention - Risk Assessment and Management, Cardiovascular Nursing, Cardiovascular Surgery, Chronic Ischaemic Heart Disease (IHD), Clinical pharmacology, Computers in Cardiology, Congenital Heart Disease, Diabetic heart disease, Diseases of th...
Source: ESC News and Press - December 4, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
"Cardiovascular diseases should be higher on the political agenda" said Tonio Borg, the EU commissioner for health.
Cardiovascular disease is the number one killer in the EU, but it is not yet given enough importance on the political agenda, according to Tonio Borg, who has scheduled an EU summit on chronic diseases at the beginning of next year.He spoke at the launch of the Cardiovascular Health Week, an initiative by the MEP Heart Group. Read the article.
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Acute Coronary Syndromes (ACS), Arrhythmias, Atherosclerosis, Atrial Fibrillation, Basic Science, Cardiac Tumours, Cardiovascular Disease Prevention - Risk Assessment and Management, Cardiovascular Nursing, Cardiovascular...
Source: ESC News and Press - November 12, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Contemporary Drug Treatment of Infective EndocarditisContemporary Drug Treatment of Infective Endocarditis
Find out the nuances of infective endocarditis management to take patient management to the next level. American Journal of Cardiovascular Drugs (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - October 8, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiology Journal Article Source Type: news
Molecular Analysis of Staphylococcal Superantigens
Staphylococcal superantigens (SAgs) comprise a large family of exotoxins produced by Staphylococcus aureus strains. These exotoxins are important in a variety of serious human diseases, including menstrual and nonmenstrual toxic shock syndrome (TSS), staphylococcal pneumonia and infective endocarditis, and recently described staphylococcal purpura fulminans and extreme pyrexia syndrome. In addition, these SAg exotoxins are being increasingly recognized for their possible roles in many other human diseases, such as atopic dermatitis, Kawasaki syndrome, nasal polyposis, and certain autoimmune disorders. To clarify the full s...
Source: Springer protocols feed by Microbiology - October 6, 2013 Category: Microbiology Source Type: news
Children's heart infection risk may be increased by some heart birth defects
Children with certain heart birth defects may have an increased risk for bacterial infection of their heart's lining and valves, according to new research in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association. The risk for infection may also be increased in children with congenital heart defects who are under 3 or who've had cardiac surgery within the last six months. Using a large Canadian database, researchers looked at the occurrence of infective endocarditis between 1988 and 2010 in 47,518 children with heart defects. On average the risk of infection by age 18 was 6... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - September 25, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Heart Disease Source Type: news
Endocarditis in Kids Tied to Lesion Type (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- Children with congenital heart disease were at an elevated risk for infective endocarditis if they had left-sided lesions, cyanotic congenital heart disease, or endocardial cushion defects, researchers found. (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - September 23, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Infective Endocarditis: An Antibiotic Class to Avoid?Infective Endocarditis: An Antibiotic Class to Avoid?
This F1000 commentary reports on a study which supports a revised approach to treating infective endocarditis caused by Enterococcus faecalis. Faculty of 1000 (Source: Medscape Pharmacist Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pharmacist Headlines - September 17, 2013 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Tags: Infectious Diseases Commentary Source Type: news
Predicting Prognosis in Infective EndocarditisPredicting Prognosis in Infective Endocarditis
Is PCT is a possible predictor of prognosis in infective endocarditis? BMC Infectious Diseases (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - September 11, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Infectious Diseases Journal Article Source Type: news
