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SUBMITTER: Marti-Carvajal AJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7527143 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Martí-Carvajal Arturo J AJ Dayer Mark M Conterno Lucieni O LO Gonzalez Garay Alejandro G AG Martí-Amarista Cristina Elena CE
The Cochrane database of systematic reviews 20200514
<h4>Background</h4>Infective endocarditis is a microbial infection of the endocardial surface of the heart. Antibiotics are the cornerstone of treatment, but due to the differences in presentation, populations affected, and the wide variety of micro-organisms that can be responsible, their use is not standardised. This is an update of a review previously published in 2016.<h4>Objectives</h4>To assess the existing evidence about the clinical benefits and harms of different antibiotics regimens us ...[more]