Fungal endocarditis accounts for 1% to 3% of all infective endocarditis cases, is associated
with high morbidity and mortality (> 70%), and presents numerous challenges during clinical …

Biofilm formation can lead to problems in healthcare, water distribution systems, food
processing and packaging, industrial manufacturing, marine industries, and sanitation …

Infective endocarditis (IE) is a life-threatening microbial infection of native and prosthetic
heart valves, endocardial surface, and/or indwelling cardiac device. Prevalence of IE is …

Keywords: INFECTIOUS ENDOCARDITIS, ETIOLOGY, PATHOGENESIS, EPIDEMIOLOGY,
CLASSIFICATION, CLINICAL PICTURE, DIAGNOSIS, DUKE CRITERIA …

Infective endocarditis is a life-threatening disease of the endocardium of the heart and
cardiac valves, caused by several infectious agents, ranging from Streptococci to rickettsia. It …

infectious endocarditis, etiology, pathogenesis, epidemiology, classification, clinical picture,
diagnosis, Duke criteria, microbiological (cultural) examination, echocardiographic …

Several studies have observed that the immune response in insects can be conserved, a
phenomenon known as immune priming, which has been mostly tested in adult stages …

Objectives: Summarize the etiology of infective endocarditis. Review the appropriate
evaluation skills required to assess suspected cases of infective endocarditis. Explain the …

Introduction: The oral cavity harbors an abundant and diverse microbial community (ie the
microbiome), whose composition and roles in health and disease have been the focus of …

In this review, we address the interplay between the complement system and host
microbiomes in health and disease, focussing on oral bacteria known to contribute to …