All patients consecutively diagnosed with infectious endocarditis in our center according to the duke criteria, between 1st january 2005 and 31st july 2011. Antibiotic regimens should include at least 2 weeks of aminoglycoside therapy. Endocarditis infecciosa en adultos con cardiopatia congenita. Subacute nve typically affects only abnormal valves. Infective endocarditis ie is a serious form of infection with a high mortality. Trends in infective endocarditis incidence, microbiology, and valve replacement in the united states from 2000 to 2011. Infective endocarditis in congenital heart disease request pdf. Guidelines may be translated or reproduced in any form without written permission from the esc. Abstract the neonatal endocarditis occurs in 2 forms. Infectious endocarditis in the intensive care unit medicina intensiva. The epidemiology of infective endocarditis has become more complex wit.
Endocarditis infecciosa a free powerpoint ppt presentation displayed as a flash slide show on id. Aha scientific statement 1435 backgroundinfective endocarditis is a potentially lethal disease that has undergone major changes in both host and pathogen. Ebsi, hospitalized at our hospital from january 2011 to december. Infective endocarditis ie carries a high risk of morbidity and mortality. Ie disproportionately affects those with underlying structural heart disease and is increasingly associated with health care contact, particularly in patients who have intravascular prosthetic material. A link to the copyright permissions request form appears on the right side of the page. Endocarditis infecciosa neonatal, endocarditis neonatal, ecocardiograma bidimensional. Medical management can be a challenge because of organ dysfunction, lack of clinical response or allergy to the. Actualizacion en endocarditis protesica sciencedirect. Infective endocarditis ie, also called bacterial endocarditis be, is an infection caused by bacteria that enter the bloodstream and settle in the heart lining, a heart valve or a blood vessel. Hacek haemophilus species, aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans, cardiobac terium hominis, eikenella corrodens, and kingella kingae.
Current epidemiology and outcome of infective endocarditis. Neonatal infective endocarditis has been described traditionally as a rare and almost uniformly fatal disease. The epidemiology of infective endocarditis has become more complex with todays myriad healthcareassociated factors that predispose to infection. Epidemiology of infective endocarditis in spain in the last 20 years. Ppt endocarditis infecciosa powerpoint presentation. A definitive diagnosis of endocarditis can be made in patients with two major criteria, one major and three minor criteria, or five minor criteria. Endorsed by the infectious diseases society of america. Its course, even in untreated patients, is usually more indolent than that of the acute form. Ie is uncommon, but people with some heart conditions have a greater risk of developing it. Treatment choices for bartonella endocarditis are included in table 14 because it may be the most commonly seen form of endocarditis among those caused by fastidious organisms. Infective endocarditis ie is a rare, lifethreatening disease that has longlasting. Rapid diagnosis, effective treatment, and prompt recognition of complications are essential to good patient outcome.