Infective endocarditis--a prospective study at the end of the twentieth century: new predisposing conditions, new etiologic agents, and still a high mortality

Medicine (Baltimore). 2001 Sep;80(5):298-307. doi: 10.1097/00005792-200109000-00003.
No abstract available

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Endocarditis, Bacterial* / etiology
  • Endocarditis, Bacterial* / mortality
  • Endocarditis, Bacterial* / pathology
  • Female
  • Hospitals, Teaching
  • Hospitals, Urban
  • Humans
  • Incidence
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Prognosis
  • Prospective Studies
  • Spain / epidemiology
  • Staphylococcal Infections / complications*
  • Streptococcal Infections / complications*