Sammanfattning
The ESC diagnostic criteria for infective endocarditis (IE) added spondylodiscitis as minor diagnostic criterion. Of patients with Staphylococcus aureus, streptococcal or Enterococcus faecalis bacteremia, 11 of 1807 episodes were reclassified to definite IE of which nine were not treated as IE. Spondylodiscitis as a minor criterion decreases specificity of the criteria.
Originalspråk | engelska |
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Sidor (från-till) | 612-614 |
Tidskrift | Clinical Infectious Diseases |
Volym | 79 |
Nummer | 3 |
Tidigt onlinedatum | 2024 maj 10 |
DOI | |
Status | Published - 2024 |
Ämnesklassifikation (UKÄ)
- Infektionsmedicin
- Kardiologi