As far as the rank in the incidence of sub-acute bacterial endocarditis in man and in various
domestic animals is concerned, a significant dependence on the fibrinogen content of the …

Imipenem was very active in vitro against 36 Staphylococcus aureus isolates from cases of
infective endocarditis; the MBC90 was 0.06 mg/l (four-to eight-fold more active than …

The pathophysiology of infective endocarditis comprises at least three critical elements:
preparation of the cardiac valve for bacterial adherence, adhesion of circulating bacteria to …

Over the last 25 years, critical care units progressively have become more responsible for
the management of patients with infective endocarditis (IE). In great part, this has been …

The effect of immunization with whole organisms on the development of Streptococcus
pneumoniae endocarditis was examined by in vivo and in vitro methods. Immunization …

Objective—To evaluate microbiologic findings in dogs with infective endocarditis (IE) and
determine whether there were differences in clinical features of disease caused by different …

The main clinical features of 12 cases of bacterial endocarditis were lameness, pyrexia,
lethargy, anorexia and systolic cardiac murmurs. The lameness varied from generalised …

The development of bacterial endocarditis was analyzed after dental extractions in rats with
or without periodontal disease. Periodontal disease was produced in rats by tying silk …

The rabbit model has been invaluable for in vivo studies in the pathogenesis and treatment
of bacterial endocarditis. Both of the features of the mature bacterial vegetations in this rabbit …

Subacute bacterial endocarditis is a distinet pathologic and clinical entity. The vegetative
endocarditis that characterizes this disease, with its exudation of fibrin, blood platelets, and …