Infective endocarditis (IE) is a common complication of Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia
(SAB). The aim of the study was to develop and validate a prediction score to determine IE …

Background Infective endocarditis (IE) secondary to Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia
(SAB) has high morbidity and mortality. The systematic use of echocardiography in SAB is …

Background: It is unclear whether the use of clinical prediction rules is sufficient to rule out
infective endocarditis (IE) in patients with Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia (SAB) without …

Despite significant advances in understanding and outcomes in various domains of
cardiology, the prognosis of infective endocarditis (IE) remains dismal. One of the main …

Background The risk of endocarditis among patients with Staphylococcus aureus
bacteremia is not uniform, and a number of different scores have been developed to identify …

Uncomplicated bacteremia and catheter-related bloodstream infection (CRBSI) are
frequently suggested as factors associated with low risk of infective endocarditis in …

Based on 3 available studies, the probability of endocarditis in patients with a VIRSTA
score≤ 2 was 1.1%[2], 0%[3], and 0.44%[1]. However, are the results of these studies …

Las infecciones por Staphylococcus aureus (SA) son frecuentes y suponen una elevada
morbimortalidad. Los principales antibióticos en el tratamiento de SA sensible a meticilina …

Hyaluronidase enzyme (HysA) is an extracellular enzyme that is considered to be an
important virulence factor for Staphylococcus aureus. We screened the production of HysA …

To the Editor—Reply to Karakonstantis, Zervou, Rasmussen and coworkers for reading our
article and for their cogent comments [1–3]. Certainly, an always challenging issue is how to …