Evaluation of 16S rDNA Heart Tissue PCR as a Complement to Blood Cultures for the Routine Etiological Diagnosis of Infective Endocarditis

Evaluation of 16S rDNA Heart Tissue PCR as a Complement to Blood Cultures for the Routine Etiological Diagnosis of Infective Endocarditis

Identification of the causative pathogen is required to optimize the effective therapy in infective endocarditis (IE). The aim of this study was to assess a 16S rDNA PCR to identify bacteria from heart valve tissues and to evaluate its usefulness as a complement to blood and removed valves cultures....

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Main Authors: Raquel Rodríguez-García, María Ángeles Rodríguez-Esteban, Jonathan Fernández-Suárez, Ana Morilla, Enrique García-Carús, Mauricio Telenti, Carlos Morales, Guillermo Muñiz Albaiceta, Javier Fernández
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-07-01
Series:Diagnostics
Subjects:
infective endocarditis
16S rDNA PCR
blood culture
valve heart culture
molecular diagnosis
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4418/11/8/1372

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