Search results for "Endocarditis"
Review finds limited evidence to support oral antibiotics in S. aureus bacteremia, endocarditis
Rates of treatment failure and adverse events were similar among patients with Staphylococcus aureus who were randomized to fully IV treatment versus at least some oral antibiotics, but only four trials were judged eligible for inclusion by the authors of a recent meta-analysis.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/09/25/review-finds-limited-evidence-to-support-oral-antibiotics-in-s-aureus-bacteremia-endocarditis.htm
25 Sep 2024
Prediction rules for endocarditis in patients with Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia compared
In a Dutch study, one score (the VISTRA score) was considered safe for excluding endocarditis but could increase procedure use by classifying more patients as high risk.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/07/28/4.htm
28 Jul 2021
October 2017
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https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/10/
Injection drug use-associated infective endocarditis carries higher risk of systemic emboli
An international cohort study found that mortality rates were lower when infective endocarditis was associated with injection drug use compared to other causes, and these patients, who were typically young and healthy, less often underwent cardiac surgery.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/02/03/4.htm
3 Feb 2021
September 25, 2024
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https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/09/25/
Addiction treatment rare after hospitalization for endocarditis related to injection drug use
Fewer than one-quarter of adults received medication for opioid use disorder (OUD) in the three months after discharge for injection drug use-associated endocarditis, and OUD treatment was associated with reduced mortality risk only in the month when patients were receiving it.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/10/21/5.htm
21 Oct 2020
Preop antibiotics should not delay surgery for infective endocarditis
One recent study analyzed the effects of preoperative antibiotics on infective endocarditis while another evaluated the risk of infective endocarditis with various species of streptococcal bloodstream infections.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/07/01/5.htm
1 Jul 2020
March 15, 2023
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https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/03/15/
Scores for infective endocarditis in bacteremia patients compared
The HANDOC score has high negative predictive value for identifying infective endocarditis and the 2023 Duke criteria from the International Society of Cardiovascular Infectious Diseases beat two other versions for diagnosing the disorder in patients with strep bacteremia, a Swiss study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/06/12/scores-for-infective-endocarditis-in-bacteremia-patients-compared.htm
12 Jun 2024
Infective endocarditis increases ischemic stroke risk for up to two years
The risk of ischemic stroke was highest during the first four weeks after an infective endocarditis diagnosis, and it was lower in patients on anticoagulation, according to the Danish registry study.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/05/08/4.htm
8 May 2019