[The clinical feature and microbiological etiology of patients with infective endocarditis]

Zhonghua Nei Ke Za Zhi. 2016 Oct 1;55(10):774-778. doi: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0578-1426.2016.10.010.
[Article in Chinese]

Abstract

Objective: To investigate the clinical features, pathogenic distribution and drug susceptibility of patients with infective endocarditis (IE). Methods: Clinical data of IE patients were collected, who were admitted to Capital Medical University Affiliated Beijing Anzhen Hospital from January 2012 to March 2015. Results: Three hundred and three IE patients were enrolled with age of (43±16) years old. Fever (85.5%)and cardiac murmur (62.4%)were the most common clinical presentations. Congenital heart diseases was the leading underlying diseases in IE patients. Non rheumatic valve diseases (13.5%) followed. Vegetations were found in 90.4%(274/303) patients. Streptococcus which accounted for 44.2% was the major pathogen of IE. Staphylococcus (28.9%)was the second common pathogen. Gram-negative bacteria were diversified in categories. Gram-positive cocci were consistently sensitive to vancomycin and linezolid. Conclusions: Congenital heart disease is the main underlying disease related to IE. Streptococcus is still the primary pathogen. Gram-positive cocci keep good sensitivity to vancomycin and linezolid.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Endocarditis / diagnosis*
  • Endocarditis / drug therapy
  • Endocarditis / epidemiology
  • Endocarditis / microbiology*
  • Female
  • Fever / etiology
  • Gram-Negative Bacteria / classification
  • Gram-Negative Bacteria / drug effects
  • Gram-Negative Bacteria / isolation & purification*
  • Gram-Positive Bacteria / classification
  • Gram-Positive Bacteria / drug effects
  • Gram-Positive Bacteria / isolation & purification*
  • Heart Defects, Congenital
  • Heart Diseases / epidemiology
  • Humans
  • Linezolid
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Staphylococcus / drug effects
  • Staphylococcus / isolation & purification
  • Streptococcus / drug effects
  • Streptococcus / isolation & purification

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Linezolid