European heart journal 2023 Oct 14
2023 ESC Guidelines for the management of endocarditis.
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Infectious Disease · The Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Concern about differences in recommendations regarding specifics of blood culture collection between the two guidelines should be alleviated if one understands that these are guidelines, not dictates. It would help to lay out general principles. First, the focus of infection in infective endocarditi...
Is there a role for repeat surveillance blood cultures in patients with prosthetic valve endocarditis without associated cardiac abscess after a 6 week course of antibiotic treatment without surgical intervention?
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Infectious Disease · Nebraska Medical Center
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 have surgical contraindications. 2023 ESC guidelines supported repeating the blood cultures within the first week of finishing...