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8645838

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1996-7-25
pubmed:abstractText
New diagnostic criteria for infective endocarditis (IE) have been proposed by the Duke University Endocarditis Service (Durham, NC) to update the widely used Beth Israel (Boston) criteria. We compared the Duke criteria with the Beth Israel criteria in a series of 115 consecutive patients with suspected IE who were hospitalized in a referral center. The diagnosis of IE was histologically and/or bacteriologically confirmed for 27 operated patients. If surgery had not been performed on these 27 patients, 22 vs. 12 would have been classified as having ¿clinically definite¿ and ¿probable¿ IE by the Duke vs. the Beth Israel criteria, respectively, whereas 0 vs. 5 would have been ¿rejected¿ by the Duke vs. the Beth Israel criteria, respectively. The improvement in sensitivity of the criteria from 44% (Beth Israel) to 82% (Duke) was statistically significant (P < .01). We confirm that the Duke criteria improve the sensitivity of diagnosis of IE. The specificity of these criteria should be further evaluated.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
1058-4838
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
21
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
905-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1995
pubmed:articleTitle
Evaluation of the Duke criteria versus the Beth Israel criteria for the diagnosis of infective endocarditis.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Infectious Diseases, Nancy University Medical Center, France.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study