Lower specificity of the ESC2023 diagnostic criteria for infective endocarditis when spondylodiscitis is regarded as a vascular phenomenon

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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.
Originalspråkengelska
Sidor (från-till)612-614
TidskriftClinical Infectious Diseases
Volym79
Nummer3
Tidigt onlinedatum2024 maj 10
DOI
StatusPublished - 2024

Ämnesklassifikation (UKÄ)

  • Infektionsmedicin
  • Kardiologi

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