Infective Endocarditis
Access to surgery where rheumatic heart disease is endemic a barrier to improving survival
Much of the mortality in rheumatic heart disease was attributable to heart failure, and was significantly reduced by interventional treatment, which may stand as a barrier to improving mortality in lower-income countries, data show.
Top in ID: Paxlovid unlikely contributes to COVID-19 rebound; a roundup of 2023 guidelines
Two separate analyses of studies and trials suggest that COVID-19 rebound is not linked to Paxlovid or other antiviral drugs.
Doxy-PEP, diabetic foot infections and more: The year in ID guidelines
New guidance was published in 2023 for STD prevention, diabetic foot infections, infective endocarditis and more.
Opioid crisis likely spurred rise in infective endocarditis among young adults
CDC data show a spike in infective endocarditis deaths among young adults despite an overall decline in such deaths from 1999 to 2020, with researchers citing the role of comorbid opioid use disorder.
Q&A: ‘WikiGuidelines’ collaborative tackles infective endocarditis
The “WikiGuidelines” collaborative has published its second clinical practice guideline, stating that oral transitional therapy is at least as effective as IV-only therapy in treating bacterial infective endocarditis in adults.
Outpatient antibiotics improve care for drug use-associated infective endocarditis
Outpatient antibiotics improved outcomes for patients with injection drug use-associated infective endocarditis compared with patients who received inpatient IV therapy, according to a study.
Q&A: New analysis upholds dental antibiotic prophylaxis guidelines in patients with CVD
The 2007 decision to no longer advise antibiotic prophylaxis to prevent viridans group streptococcal infective endocarditis in many patients with CVD having invasive dental procedures was correct, according to a new scientific statement.
Traumatic skin wounds may be risk factor for infective endocarditis
Traumatic skin wounds may be a risk factor for infective endocarditis in the weeks after wound development, according to findings published in Heart.
In infective endocarditis, mortality lower among injected drug users vs. nonusers
Individuals with infective endocarditis who inject drugs may have better chances for survival compared with nonusers, according to research published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.