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