Nosocomial Vs. Community-Acquired Infective Endocarditis in Spain: Location, Trends, Clinical Presentation, Etiology, and Survival in the 21st Century

Nosocomial Vs. Community-Acquired Infective Endocarditis in Spain: Location, Trends, Clinical Presentation, Etiology, and Survival in the 21st Century

Major changes have occurred in the epidemiology and etiology of infective endocarditis (IE). Nevertheless, the differences between nosocomial infective endocarditis (NIE) and community-acquired infective endocarditis (CIE) have not been addressed in a population-based study. We conducted a retrospec...

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Main Authors: Christian Ortega-Loubon, María Fe Muñoz-Moreno, Irene Andrés García, Francisco Javier Álvarez, Esther Gómez-Sánchez, Juan Bustamante-Munguira, Mario Lorenzo-López, Álvaro Tamayo-Velasco, Pablo Jorge-Monjas, Salvador Resino, Eduardo Tamayo, María Heredia-Rodríguez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-10-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Medicine
Subjects:
infective endocarditis
nosocomial
community-acquired
mortality
location
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/8/10/1755

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