New answer by at Nebraska Medical Center (April 4, 2024)
Compared to NVE, PVE is associated with high morbidity and in-hospital mortality (10-30%). Patients with PVIE who are medically managed have either no surgical indication or h...
The ESC guidelines recommend obtaining at least three sets of blood cultures at 30-minute intervals before starting antibiotic therapy, each with 10 m...
New answer by at Duke University (June 9, 2025)
Interesting discussion with valid points. In writing the 2023 Duke ISCVID Criteria, we had a lot of discussion on this very point. In the end, the differences between the 2023...