Unreliability of Clinical Prediction Rules to Exclude without Echocardiography Infective Endocarditis in <i>Staphylococcus</i> <i>aureus</i> Bacteremia

Unreliability of Clinical Prediction Rules to Exclude without Echocardiography Infective Endocarditis in <i>Staphylococcus</i> <i>aureus</i> Bacteremia

Background: It is unclear whether the use of clinical prediction rules is sufficient to rule out infective endocarditis (IE) in patients with <i>Staphylococcus</i> <i>aureus</i> bacteremia (SAB) without an echocardiogram evaluation, either transthoracic (TTE) and/or transesop...

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Main Authors: Jorge Calderón-Parra, Itziar Diego-Yagüe, Beatriz Santamarina-Alcantud, Susana Mingo-Santos, Alberto Mora-Vargas, José Manuel Vázquez-Comendador, Ana Fernández-Cruz, Elena Muñez-Rubio, Andrea Gutiérrez-Villanueva, Isabel Sánchez-Romero, Antonio Ramos-Martínez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-03-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Medicine
Subjects:
<i>Staphylococcus</i> <i>aureus</i>
endocarditis
clinical prediction rules
echocardiography
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/11/6/1502

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