Infective endocarditis triangle.. Is it the time to revisit infective endocarditis susceptibility and indications for its antibiotic prophylaxis?

Eur J Prev Cardiol. 2019 Nov;26(16):1771-1774. doi: 10.1177/2047487319856126. Epub 2019 Jun 10.

Authors

Giuseppe Calcaterra¹, Antonio Crisafulli², Paolo Guccione³, Giovanni Di Salvo⁴, Pier P Bassareo⁵

Affiliations

¹ University of Palermo, Italy.
² Department of Medical Sciences and Public Health, Sports Physiology Laboratory, University of Cagliari, Italy.
³ Department of Paediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery Bambino Gesù Paediatric Hospital, Rome, Italy.
⁴ Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust, Imperial College of London, UK.
⁵ University College of Dublin, Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Republic of Ireland.

PMID: 31180759
DOI: 10.1177/2047487319856126

No abstract available

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use*
Antibiotic Prophylaxis / methods*
Endocarditis / mortality
Endocarditis / prevention & control*
Global Health
Humans
Prognosis
Survival Rate / trends

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents