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16133408

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
8
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-9-27
pubmed:abstractText
Described here are seven new cases of infective endocarditis due to Escherichia coli, including four involving prosthetic valves, followed by a review of similar cases in the literature. The review identified cases according to the modified Duke's criteria and revealed 16 cases reported before 1960, 5 between 1960 and 1980, and 11 after 1980. Currently, patients diagnosed with E. coli endocarditis are older than the patients diagnosed before 1960 (p<0.05), and they are often diabetic with underlying heart disease. Prosthetic valves are frequently involved (p<0.05), and the principal source of infection is the urinary tract. Surgery is often necessary. The mortality rate associated with this type of infection has decreased since 1960, but it remains high, with 17% calculated for the present series of seven new cases. The data presented here suggest that elderly patients with prior valve disease or prosthetic valve and E. coli urinary tract infection should be examined for endocarditis.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0934-9723
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
24
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
537-41
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
Escherichia coli endocarditis: seven new cases in adults and review of the literature.
pubmed:affiliation
Unité des Rickettsies, Faculté de Médecine, CNRS-UMR 6020, 27 Boulevard Jean Moulin, 13385, Marseille cedex 5, France.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review