Beta-Hemolytic Streptococcal Infective Endocarditis: Characteristics and Outcomes From a Large, Multinational Cohort.

Núria Fernández HidalgoAmal A GharamtiMaría Luisa AznarBenito AlmiranteMohamad YasminClaudio Querido FortesPatrick PlesiatThanh Doco-LecompteHussein RizkDannah WrayCristiane LamasEmanuele Durante-MangoniPierre TattevinUlrika Snygg-MartinMargaret M HannanVivian H ChuZeina A Kanafani

Published in: Open forum infectious diseases (2020)

BHS IE is characterized by an acute presentation and higher rate of stroke, systemic emboli, and in-hospital mortality than VGS IE. Implantable cardiac devices as a predisposing factor were more often found in BHS IE compared with VGS IE.

Keyphrases

liver failure
atrial fibrillation
drug induced
respiratory failure
left ventricular
aortic dissection
intensive care unit
mechanical ventilation
blood brain barrier