Epidemiological and mortality trends in infective endocarditis, a 17-year population-based prospective study
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INFECTIVE ENDOCARDITIS: A lO-YEAR STUDY IN SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS
The medical records of all patients discharged with the diagnosis of "infective endocarditis", "subacute bacterial endocarditis (SBE)," "acute bacterial endocarditis (ABE)," and "bacterial endocarditis" from March 1977, to February 1987, were reviewed. 84 cases fulfilled the criteria of endocarditis. Sixty-one percent were male and the mean age was 25.7 years. 57% were culture-negative and ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2223-3652,2223-3660
DOI: 10.21037/cdt.2016.08.09