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SUBMITTER: Faraji R
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5241444 | biostudies-other | 2017
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Faraji Reza R Behjati-Ardakani Mostafa M Moshtaghioun Seyed Mohammad SM Kalantar Seyed Mehdi SM Namayandeh Seyedeh Mahdieh SM Soltani Mohammadhossien M Zandi Hengameh H Firoozabadi Ali Dehghani AD Tavakkoli Banizi Neda N Kahtooie Foroozandeh Qasemi FQ Banaei Mehdi M Sarebanhassanabadi Mohammadtaghi M
GMS hygiene and infection control 20170116
<b>Background:</b> Infective endocarditis (IE) is a microbial infection of heart valves and its endothelial lining which is considered as a life-threatening disorder. This study evaluated the epidemiological, clinical, and microbiological features of IE at the Cardiovascular Research Center in Yazd, Iran. <b>Methods:</b> The cross-sectional study was conducted on 20 patients diagnosed with definite IE on the basis of Duke's criteria hospitalized for one year in the Cardiovascular Research Center ...[more]