Micrococcus, which, when limited in its extent and activity, causes acute suppurative
inflammation (phlegmon), produces, when more extensive and intense in its action on the …

The clinical features of this complex infection have changed in the past several decades. It is
now an infection of older people, and mitral-valve prolapse is the most common …

Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Intravascular Catheter-Related
Infection: 2009 Update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America | Clinical Infectious …

These guidelines from the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA), the American
College of Critical Care Medicine (for the Society of Critical Care Medicine), and the Society …

ContextThe global significance of infective endocarditis (IE) caused by Staphylococcus
aureus is unknown. ObjectivesTo document the international emergence of health care …

Background Complications ofStaphylococcus aureusbacteremia (SAB) are often difficult to
identify. The ability to accurately predict the likelihood of these complications would impact …

Background Limited data exist on recent demographic and microbiological changes in
infective endocarditis (IE) and the impact of these changes on patient survival. Methods Data …

Background: The clinical profile and outcome of nosocomial and non-nosocomial health
care–associated native valve endocarditis are not well defined. Objective: To compare the …

Our objectives were to determine the incidence of endocarditis in patients whose
Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia was community-acquired, related to hemodialysis, or …

One hundred fifty-two cases of fungal endocarditis (FE) wereidentified in the English-
language literature between January 1, 1995, and June 30, 2000. Although the median age …