Infective endocarditis in intravenous drug abusers: clinical challenges emerging from a single-centre experience

Autor:	Valentina Scheggi, Stefano Del Pace, Nicole Ceschia, Francesco Vanni, Irene Merilli, Edoardo Sottili, Leonardo Salcuni, Nicola Zoppetti, Bruno Alterini, Alfredo Cerillo, Niccolò Marchionni, Pier Luigi Stefàno
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2021
Předmět:	Intravenous drug abuse Infective endocarditis Prognosis Cardiac surgery Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216
Zdroj:	BMC Infectious Diseases, Vol 21, Iss 1, Pp 1-6 (2021)
Druh dokumentu:	article
ISSN:	1471-2334
DOI:	10.1186/s12879-021-06697-1
Popis:	Abstract Background Intravenous drug abuse (IDA) is a known risk factor for infective endocarditis (IE) and is associated with frequent relapses, but its prognostic impact is still debated. The potential futility of surgery in this population is a further issue under discussion. We aimed to describe the clinical characteristics, the therapeutic strategy, and the prognosis associated with IDA in IE. Methods We retrospectively analysed 440 patients admitted to a single surgical centre for definite active IE from January 2012 to December 2020. Results Patients reporting IDA (N = 54; 12.2%) were significantly younger (p
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