Blood culture and echocardiography in diagnosis of infective endocarditis: microbiological and clinical observations

Boll Ist Sieroter Milan. 1986;65(4):249-53.

Abstract

Short retrospective review of 77 cases of bacterial endocarditis, observed in the 1980-84 period, and diagnosed by means of echography and blood culture. Alfa haemolytic streptococcus strains were isolated (47.6% of 42 isolated strains) followed by Staphylococcus aureus (16.7%) and Staphylococcus epidermidis (11.9%). Positive bloodculture were more frequent in the patients with valvular prosthesis. The results are analysed and some comments are done.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Blood Cells / analysis
  • Cells, Cultured
  • Echocardiography
  • Endocarditis / diagnosis*
  • Endocarditis / microbiology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Retrospective Studies