Profile of infective endocarditis at a tertiary-care hospital in Japan over a 14-year period: characteristics, outcome and predictors for in-hospital mortality

Objectives: The aims of this study were to describe the epidemiological features and clinical characteristics of infective endocarditis (IE) at a tertiary-care hospital in Japan and to identify the factors associated with in-hospital mortality. Methods: A retrospective observational study was condu...

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Main Authors: Ryota Hase, Yoshihito Otsuka, Kazuki Yoshida, Naoto Hosokawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-04-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971215000065