[Infective Endocarditis with Unknown Etiology: Possibilities of Conquering and Role of Microbiologistics]

Kardiologiia. 2021 Feb 10;61(1):87-97. doi: 10.18087/cardio.2021.1.n1218.
[Article in Russian]

Abstract

Current infectious endocarditis (IE) is characterized by changes in its etiological and epidemiological profiles associated with increased incidence of IE of undetermined etiology. This requires a search for ways to enhance the effectivity of diagnosis. Microbiologistics along with high-tech methods becomes decisively important for identifying the pathogen by studying cultures of blood and tissues from the affected heart valve. This determines timely diagnosis and treatment to be introduced to medical practice as a component of personalized medicine. The article focuses on the validity and features of microbiological (cultural), immunochemical, and molecular biological [MALDI-TOF MS (matrix-activated laser desorption/ionization with time-of-flight mass spectrometry), polymerase chain reaction, sequencing] studies.

MeSH terms

  • Endocarditis* / diagnosis
  • Endocarditis* / etiology
  • Endocarditis, Bacterial* / diagnosis
  • Heart Valves
  • Humans
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization