1987
Inability to predict diagnosis in febrile intravenous drug abusers.
Marantz P, Linzer M, Feiner C, Feinstein S, Kozin A, Friedland G. Inability to predict diagnosis in febrile intravenous drug abusers. Annals Of Internal Medicine 1987, 106: 823-8. PMID: 3579068, DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-106-6-823.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntravenous drug abusersFinal diagnosisEmergency roomTrivial illnessDrug abusersDistribution of diseaseInfective endocarditisConsecutive admissionsPhysicians' predictionsClinical dataDiagnostic predictionClinical informationPredictive valuePatientsDiagnosisIllnessLaboratory dataEndocarditisAbusersHospitalizationPneumoniaAdmissionFeverDisease
1984
Nosocomial Endocarditis
Friedland G, von Reyn C, Levy B, Arbeit R, Dasse P, Crumpacker C. Nosocomial Endocarditis. Infection Control And Hospital Epidemiology 1984, 5: 284-288. PMID: 6564081, DOI: 10.1017/s0195941700060343.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCommunity-acquired endocarditisNosocomial endocarditisIntracardiac prosthetic materialNosocomial infective endocarditisPercent of patientsValvular heart diseaseBeth Israel HospitalSite of originClinical presentationInfective endocarditisUrinary sourceHeart diseaseProsthetic valvesEndocarditisInvasive proceduresGreater incidenceHigh mortalityPatientsProsthetic materialIsrael HospitalBacteremiaSeven-year periodDiseaseTherapeutic practiceHospital
1981
Infective endocarditis: an analysis based on strict case definitions.
Von Reyn C, Levy B, Arbeit R, Friedland G, Crumpacker C. Infective endocarditis: an analysis based on strict case definitions. Annals Of Internal Medicine 1981, 94: 505-18. PMID: 7011141, DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-94-4-505.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStrict case definitionValvular diseaseCase definitionAdvanced mean ageShorter mean durationNosocomial endocarditisProsthesis endocarditisNeurologic eventsPossible endocarditisCardiac surgeryHeart failureInfective endocarditisMean ageMean durationEarly recognitionClinical studiesEndocarditisHigh incidenceInvasive proceduresViridans streptococciLarge seriesSuspect casesStaphylococcus aureusMortalityDisease