| Bacterial endocarditis at a small community hospital. | |
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PMID: 2301455 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Clinical features, microbiology, and predisposing factors are described in 56 patients with bacterial endocarditis (BE) treated over a 12-year period at a small community hospital in Hawaii. The average age of patients was 52.0 years. The mean duration of symptoms was 28.8 days (range 1 to 240 days). Streptococci was the most frequently identified causative organism, present in 61% of the cases. Gram-negative bacilli were isolated from six patients (11%). Fourteen patients (25%) required cardiac surgery; the most common condition leading to surgery was severe valvular insufficiency, followed by congestive heart failure and recurrent embolism. Eighty-two percent of the patients in the series survived. The leading causes of death were congestive heart failure and cerebrovascular accidents. |
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Authors:
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E L Kim; D L Ching; F D Pien |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: The American journal of the medical sciences Volume: 299 ISSN: 0002-9629 ISO Abbreviation: Am. J. Med. Sci. Publication Date: 1990 Feb |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1990-03-02 Completed Date: 1990-03-02 Revised Date: 2004-11-17 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0370506 Medline TA: Am J Med Sci Country: UNITED STATES |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 87-93 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
Affiliation:
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Pacific Health Research Institute, Honolulu, Hawaii. |
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Adult Aged Bacterial Infections / diagnosis, epidemiology, therapy Cross Infection / diagnosis, epidemiology, therapy Echocardiography Endocarditis, Bacterial / diagnosis, epidemiology*, therapy Female Gram-Negative Bacteria / isolation & purification Haemophilus Infections / diagnosis, epidemiology, therapy Hawaii Heart Valve Prosthesis Hospitals, Community* Humans Incidence Male Micrococcus / isolation & purification Middle Aged Prognosis Staphylococcal Infections / diagnosis, epidemiology, therapy Streptococcal Infections / diagnosis, epidemiology, therapy Substance-Related Disorders / complications |
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