To assess the most relevant features of hospital-acquired endocarditis, we conducted a
retrospective study of cases of infectious endocarditis at a single university hospital from …

We analyzed 14 cases of nosocomial infective endocarditis which occurred over a seven-
year period at the Beth Israel Hospital in Boston, and compared them with 90 cases of …

The epidemiology, clinical features, microbiology and outcome of 30 episodes of
nosocomial endocarditis occurring over a 13-year period were reviewed and compared with …

Objectives: To review the intensive care unit experience of patients with admitted or
acquired nosocomial endocarditis (NE) defined according to the Duke criteria. Design …

• Nosocomial endocarditis occurred in 22 patients who were discharged from a university
hospital, a veterans' hospital, and a community hospital during the period of January 1976 to …

Nosocomial infective endocarditis (NIE) is a rare complication of nosocomial bacteraemia;
however, it is an infection of great importance because of its high mortality and because in …

Twenty-six major cardiovascular centers participated in a cooperative study of all cases of
infective endocarditis occurring during a single calendar year to obtain an overview of …

Fernández‐Guerrero ML, Herrero L, Bellver M, Gadea I, Roblas RF, de Górgolas M
(Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain). Nosocomial …

One hundred thirty-five cases of infective endocarditis in adults at the University of Alberta
Hospital from 1985 to 1993 were reviewed and the von Reyn and Duke criteria were …

Between December 1982 and March 1990, 65 patients with active infective endocarditis
underwent cardiac operations. Their mean age was 28.6 years (range 1 to 65 years). The …