Matched retrospective study of infective endocarditis among solid organ transplant recipients compared to non-transplant: Seven-year experience in a US Referral Center.

The present study illustrates a change in epidemiology of IE in SOT patients characterized by IE that generally occurs more than one-year post-transplant, is due to bacterial infection rather than fungus, and appears to be health care associated. Multicenter studies are merited to explore transplant-specific risk factors for IE in the special population of SOT patients.