… staphylococcal infection. Studies from the ICE-PCS registry, which define early surgery as
that undertaken “within the course of the initial hospitalization for IE,” have shown conflicting …

S. aureus infective endocarditis (SAIE) is a serious infection associated with considerable
morbidity and mortality. There is evidence that the incidence of SAIE is increasing. As its …

… Fifty-nine consecutive patients with definite Staphylococcus aureus infective endocarditis
(IE) by the Duke criteria were prospectively identified at our hospital over a 3-year period. …

… \s=b\To determine the characteristics of infective endocarditis in our hospital, we reviewed
all … Of 113 patients with infective endocarditis, 56 (50%) had staphylococcal endocarditis. …

… aureus infective endocarditis (IE) from those with uncomplicated SAB is essential, but often
difficult. In this review, the authors address the recent changes in the epidemiology of SAB …

… IE, nosocomial IE was associated with threefold higher mortality, and was most commonly
caused by Staphylococcus aureus, coagulase-negative staphylococci, and enterococci. …

… in France—increasing prevalence of staphylococcal infection, and widespread use of
transoesophageal echocardiography resulted in further modifications to the Duke criteria (table 2). …

Aims To Assess changes in infective endocarditis (IE) epidemiology over the last 5 decades.
Methods and Results We searched the published literature using PubMed, MEDLINE, and …

… BACKGROUND/PURPOSE: Infective endocarditis caused by Staphylococcus lugdunensis …
literature using the keywords “endocarditis” and “Staphylococcus lugdunensis” in the Medline …

Background. Observational studies showed that the profile of infective endocarditis (IE)
significantly changed over the past decades. However, most studies involved referral centers. We …