The recommendations listed in this document are, whenever possible, evidence based. An
extensive review was conducted on literature published through November 2012, and other …

The BSAC guidelines on treatment of infectious endocarditis (IE) were last published in
2004. The guidelines presented here have been updated and extended to reflect …

The recommendations listed in this document are, whenever possible, evidence based. An
extensive review was conducted on literature published through March 1, 2020. Searches …

Aim This executive summary of the valvular heart disease guideline provides
recommendations for clinicians to diagnose and manage valvular heart disease as well as …

The content of these European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Guidelines has been published
for personal and educational use only. No commercial use is authorized. No part of the ESC …

Although considered to be an extracellular pathogen, Staphylococcus aureus is able to
invade a variety of mammalian, non-professional phagocytes and can also survive …

Staphylococcus aureus is an opportunistic pathogen capable of causing a variety of
diseases including osteomyelitis, endocarditis, infections of indwelling devices and wound …

In recent years, the frequency of serious cardiovascular infections such as endocarditis has
increased, particularly in association with nosocomially acquired antibiotic-resistant …

Background. Staphylococcus aureus is an important human pathogen of endovascular
diseases, which can take a chronic course with a high relapse rate despite antimicrobial …

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is increasingly a cause of nosocomial
and community-onset infection with unknown national scope and magnitude. We used the …