| Autor: |
Stefano Del Pace, Valentina Scheggi, Giacomo Virgili, Sabina Caciolli, Iacopo Olivotto, Nicola Zoppetti, Irene Merilli, Nicole Ceschia, Valentina Andrei, Bruno Alterini, Pier Luigi Stefàno, Niccolò Marchionni |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2021 |
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| Zdroj: |
BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, Vol 21, Iss 1, Pp 1-6 (2021) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
1471-2261 |
| DOI: |
10.1186/s12872-021-01991-x |
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Abstract Background The association of infective endocarditis (IE) with spondylodiscitis (SD) was first reported in 1965, but few data are available about this issue. This study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of SD in patients with IE, and to determine the clinical features and the prognostic impact of this association. Methods We retrospectively analysed 363 consecutive patients admitted to our Department with non-device-related IE. Radiologically confirmed SD was revealed in 29 patients (8%). Long-term follow-up (average: 3 years) was obtained by structured telephone interviews; in 95 cases (13 of whom had been affected by SD), follow-up echocardiographic evaluation was also available. Results At univariable analysis, the combination of IE with SD was associated with male gender (p = 0.017), diabetes (p = 0.028), drug abuse (p = 0.009), Streptococcus Viridans (p = 0.009) and Enterococcus (p = 0.015) infections. At multivariable analysis, all these factors independently correlated with presence of SD in patients with IE. Mortality was similar in patients with and without SD. IE relapses at 3 years were associated with the presence of SD (p = 0.003), Staphylococcus aureus infection (p |
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