Infective endocarditis in Turkey: aetiology, clinical features, and analysis of risk factors for mortality in 325 cases

Objective: In order to define the current characteristics of infective endocarditis (IE) in Turkey, we evaluated IE cases over a 14-year period in a tertiary referral hospital. Methods: All adult patients who were hospitalized in our hospital with a diagnosis of IE between 2000 and 2013 were include...

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Main Authors: Serap Şimşek-Yavuz, Ayfer Şensoy, Hulya Kaşıkçıoğlu, Sabahat Çeken, Denef Deniz, Atilla Yavuz, Funda Koçak, Kenan Midilli, Mehmet Eren, İbrahim Yekeler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-01-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971214016890