Early surgery in prosthetic valve endocarditis: when and for whom?

Clin Infect Dis. 2015 May 15;60(10):1584. doi: 10.1093/cid/civ052. Epub 2015 Jan 30.

Authors

Funda Sungur Biteker¹, Ozcan Basaran², Volkan Dogan², Murat Biteker²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology.
² Cardiology Clinic, Mugla Sitki Kocman University Education and Research Hospital, Turkey.

PMID: 25637589
DOI: 10.1093/cid/civ052

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter
Comment

MeSH terms

Endocarditis / pathology*
Endocarditis / surgery*
Female
Heart Valves / surgery*
Humans
Male
Prosthesis-Related Infections / pathology*
Prosthesis-Related Infections / surgery*
Staphylococcal Infections / pathology*
Staphylococcal Infections / surgery*