Evaluation of Laboratory Predictors for In-Hospital Mortality in Infective Endocarditis and Negative Blood Culture Pattern Characteristics

Evaluation of Laboratory Predictors for In-Hospital Mortality in Infective Endocarditis and Negative Blood Culture Pattern Characteristics

Objective: This study aimed to identify possible differences between blood culture-negative and blood culture-positive groups of infective endocarditis (IE), and explore the associations between biological parameters and in-hospital mortality. Methods: This was a retrospective study of patients hosp...

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Main Authors: Ana-Maria Buburuz, Antoniu Petris, Irina Iuliana Costache, Igor Jelihovschi, Catalina Arsenescu-Georgescu, Luminita Smaranda Iancu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-05-01
Series:Pathogens
Subjects:
infective endocarditis
blood culture
prognostic
laboratory tests
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/10/5/551

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