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Endocarditis treatment updated in BNF

Recommendations for antibacterial treatment of endocarditis have been updated in the latest monthly changes to the British National Formulary...

Which Is the Better Treatment for Infective Endocarditis?

Commentary on a study on the outcomes of early surgery vs conventional treatment in patients with infective endocarditis, published June 2012 in the New England Journal of Medicine. Medscape General...

Early surgery ups outcomes in infective endocarditis

(HealthDay) -- For patients with infective endocarditis and large vegetations, early surgery reduces death from any cause and embolic events, compared with conventional treatment, according to a study...

Endocarditis and Myocarditis

With endocarditis and myocarditis, prompt recognition and timely intervention are imperative. In this review, the authors provide a concise overview of these two common cardiac conditions. Expert Re...

In Endocarditis, ICE Beats TEE Cold (CME/CE)

(MedPage Today) -- Intracardiac echocardiography (ICE) is a useful technique for diagnosing cardiac device-related endocarditis, increasing the diagnostic yield compared with transesophageal echocardi...

Infective Endocarditis Often Missed in At-Risk Patients

Despite medical advances, many cases of infective endocarditis are not diagnosed until autopsy. Medscape Medical News

Early Surgery for Endocarditis Beats Drugs (CME/CE)

(MedPage Today) -- Infective endocarditis patients do substantially better when sent for surgery early rather than waiting to see if antibiotics will be effective, according to a small clinical trial.

Antibiotic Limits in 2007 Endocarditis Guidance 'About Right'

Infective endocarditis cases have not increased in one US county despite the AHA changing recommendations in 2007 to restrict antibiotic prophylaxis for this disease to just four high-risk groups, new...

The association of Streptococcus bovis/gallolyticus with colorectal tumors: The nature and the underlying mechanisms of its etiological role.

ABSTRACT: Streptococcus bovis (S. bovis) bacteria are associated with colorectal cancer and adenoma. S. bovis is currently named S. gallolyticus. Twenty five to 80% of patients with S. bovis/gallolyti...

Novel Clues on the Specific Association of Streptococcus gallolyticus subsp gallolyticus With Colorectal Cancer.

(See the editorial commentary by Hensler, on pages 1040-2.) Background. The prevalence of Streptococcus gallolyticus subsp gallolyticus ( Streptococcus bovis biotype I) endocarditis is in general low...

Streptococcus gallolyticus, Infective Endocarditis, and Colon Carcinoma: New Light on an Intriguing Coincidence.

Molecular detection, quantification, and isolation of Streptococcus gallolyticus bacteria colonizing colorectal tumors: inflammation-driven potential of carcinogenesis via IL-1, COX-2, and IL-8.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Colorectal cancer (CRC) has long been associated with bacteremia and/or endocarditis by Streptococcus gallolyticus member bacteria (SGMB) but the direct colonization of SGMB alon...

Streptococcus bovis/Streptococcus equinus complex fecal carriage, colorectal carcinoma, and infective endocarditis: a new appraisal of a complex connection.

The proportion of group D streptococcal infective endocarditis (IE) (predominantly due to Streptococcus gallolyticus) and the incidence of colorectal cancer are higher in France than in most European...