Clinical presentation, microbiology, and prognostic factors of prosthetic valve endocarditis. Lessons learned from a large prospective registry.

Clinical presentation, microbiology, and prognostic factors of prosthetic valve endocarditis. Lessons learned from a large prospective registry.

<h4>Background</h4>Prosthetic valve endocarditis (PVE) is a serious infection associated with high mortality that often requires surgical treatment.<h4>Methods</h4>Study on clinical characteristics and prognosis of a large contemporary prospective cohort of prosthetic valve e...

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Main Authors: Antonio Ramos-Martínez, Fernando Domínguez, Patricia Muñoz, Mercedes Marín, Álvaro Pedraz, Mª Carmen Fariñas, Valentín Tascón, Arístides de Alarcón, Raquel Rodríguez-García, José María Miró, Josune Goikoetxea, Guillermo Ojeda-Burgos, Francesc Escrihuela-Vidal, Jorge Calderón-Parra, GAMES investigators
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2023-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0290998

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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0290998

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