Emerging Issues in Infective Endocarditis

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Millar, Beverley C. ; Moore, John E.
• Description:
  Infective endocarditis, a serious infection of the endocardium of the heart, particularly the heart valves, is associated with a high degree of illness and death. It generally occurs in patients with altered and abnormal heart architecture, in combination with exposure to bacteria through trauma and other potentially high-risk activities involving transient bacteremia. Knowledge about the origins of endocarditis stems from the work of Fernel in the early 1500s, and yet this infection still presents physicians with major diagnostic and management dilemmas. Endocarditis is caused by a variety of bacteria and fungi, as well as emerging infectious agents, including Tropheryma whiplei, Bartonella spp., and Rickettsia spp. We review the evolution of endocarditis and compare its progression with discoveries in microbiology, science, and medicine.
• Subjects:
  Endocarditis, Bacterial/Drug Therapy Endocarditis, Bacterial/History Endocarditis, Bacterial/Microbiology Famous Persons Female History, 16Th Century History, 17Th Century History, 18Th Century History, 19Th Century History, 20Th Century Humans Male

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 10(6):1110-1116.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Genre:
  Historical Article
• Volume:
  10
• Issue:
  6
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:f23b4b17e2a5bcae64120c847886b060066b7dbcc86375abd0ee40ac0791f78c
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/14517/cdc_14517_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 146.43 KB ]