Staphylococcus aureus is a major human pathogen that causes a wide range of clinical
infections. It is a leading cause of bacteremia and infective endocarditis as well as …

Population-based studies including systematic echocardiographic examinations are
required to assess the prevalence of valvular heart disease. In industrialized countries, the …

Background: In accordance with the 2007 American College of Cardiology and American
Heart Association infective endocarditis (IE) guideline update, antibiotic prophylaxis is now …

Importance Prophylaxis and treatment guidelines for infective endocarditis have changed
substantially over the past decade. In the United States, few population-based studies have …

Background. Observational studies showed that the profile of infective endocarditis (IE)
significantly changed over the past decades. However, most studies involved referral …

In this review, we will discuss the current knowledge of heart valve disease (HVD)
epidemiology, how it has changed over time and possible future trends. There are large …

Background: Little information exists regarding population-based epidemiological changes
in infective endocarditis (IE) in Europe. Objectives: This study sought to analyze temporal …

Background The population at risk, the clinical and microbiological features of infective
endocarditis (IE) have changed. Aim of our study was to evaluate the contemporary …

Importance Antibiotics are recommended before certain dental procedures in patients with
select comorbidities to prevent serious distant site infections. Objective To assess the …

ABSTRACT Introduction: Compared to Staphylococcus aureus, coagulase-negative
staphylococci (CoNS) are characterized by a lower capacity to cause acute, live-threatened …