In an attempt to evaluate the magnitude and significance of recent changes in the clinical pattern of bacterial endocarditis and to assess the influence of both host and bacterial factors on this ...

• Require X (hemin) and/or V (nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide) factors for growth • Responsible for 0.5–1% of all cases of IE • Haemophilus aphrophilus is the most common species ...

ONE of the great triumphs of this era of chemotherapy and antibiotics has been achieved in the treatment of bacterial endocarditis. This disease, which before the introduction of the sulfonamides ...

Endocarditis is the infection and inflammation of an individual's endocardium. The heart chambers have an interior surface covered by a special lining, called the endocardium, containing a layer ...

A scientific statement regarding the diagnosis and management of blood culture-negative endocarditis has been published by the AHA.