Listerial brainstem encephalitis is a rare disease. Only 62 cases have been reported
previously; all were in adults, only 8% of whom were immunosuppressed. The disease has a …

With infective endocarditis afflicting 15,000 patients each year and with a mortality rate that
still hovers at almost 40%, the disease remains a very serious health problem. Surprisingly …

Background Many previous studies have endeavored to find appropriate means to reduce
the occurrence of neurologic manifestations in patients with infective endocarditis (IE). We …

Written for practitioners in the field, this critically acclaimed bestseller provides authoritative
information focused on the investigation of drug-related deaths and practical approaches to …

To establish guidelines for the surgical treatment of patients with infective endocarditis who
have cerebrovascular complications, we conducted a detailed retrospective study of 181 of …

BACKGROUND.: Acute neurologic deficits occur in up to 40% of patients with left heart
endocarditis. Appropriate evaluation and management of patients with acute neurologic …

Background—Platelets are integral to cardiac vegetations that evolve in infectious
endocarditis. It has been postulated that the antiplatelet aggregation effect of aspirin (ASA) …

Neurologic complications of infective endocarditis (IE) are common and frequently life
threatening. Neurologic events are not always obvious. The prediction and management of …

There has been an overall improvement in surgical mortality for patients with infective
endocarditis (IE), presumably because of improved diagnosis and management, centered …

The mortality rate associated with Staphylococcus aureus prosthetic valve endocarditis
(PVE) remains high. To identify clinical events associated with an increased risk of death …