Transthoracic echocardiogram has low sensitivity and, if negative, should be followed by TEE to exclude endocarditis. Not all cases of non-HACEK Gram-negative bacterial endocarditis necessarily ...

we anticipate an increase in incidence of non-HACEK Gram-negative bacterial endocarditis in the future. Second, while surgery was considered the cornerstone of therapy for non-HACEK Gram-negative ...

Infective endocarditis. The biofilm matrix is most frequently referred to as being of bacterial origin. Although this applies to biofilms grown on an abiotic surface in the laboratory, biofilm ...

Among the common diseases of the heart, none has been so resistant to treatment and so invariably fatal as subacute bacterial endocarditis. Although isolated cures occurred before the introduction ...

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VRE causes severe hospital-acquired infections like endocarditis and sepsis and has ... and improve its efficacy against a broader range of bacterial strains. Despite these challenges, the ...

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mayo.edu Infective endocarditis (IE) is uncommon and has, in the past, been most often caused by viridans group streptococci (VGS). Due to the indolent nature of these organisms, the phrase ‘subacute ...

Bacteria samples were taken at four sites in London, Nottingham and Manchester. All were found to be contaminated with faecal ...