Multimodal assessment in polymicrobial infective endocarditis with silent spondylodiscitis and cerebral embolism
Rev. colomb. cardiol; 28 (5), 2021
Abstract Infective endocarditis (IE) is a rare but severe disease, due to an infection of the endocardial surface of the heart. The annual incidence ranging from 3 to 7 per 100 000 person-years, with an overall mortality rates of 25%. Staphylococci and Streptococci accounted for approximately 80% of IE c...