Infective Endocarditis in Patients With Intestinal Failure: Experience From a National Referral Center.

David SawbridgeMichael TaylorAntje TeubnerArun AbrahamPeter WoolfsonNik AbidinPaul R ChadwickSimon Lal

Published in: JPEN. Journal of parenteral and enteral nutrition (2020)

IE is rare in the type 3 IF population and a rare consequence of CLABSI in inpatient acute type 2 IF. However, mortality and morbidity are high. Routine echocardiography may not be warranted for investigation of CLABSI unless there is a high risk of IE or a virulent organism is involved.

Keyphrases

liver failure
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