An Assessment of the Current Diagnostic Criteria for Infective Endocarditis
A firm diagnosis of infective endocarditis is difficult to establish. Clinicians often face a decision-making dilemma about whether to treat a patient presenting with some features that suggest endocarditis. This article summarizes both the previous and the recently proposed criteria for the diagnos...
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| description | A firm diagnosis of infective endocarditis is difficult to establish. Clinicians often face a decision-making dilemma about whether to treat a patient presenting with some features that suggest endocarditis. This article summarizes both the previous and the recently proposed criteria for the diagnosis of infective endocarditis, and reviews the efficacy of the new criteria. The authors also discuss the experience at The Toronto Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, with this disease, paying specific attention to the application of the new criteria in the diagnostic process. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-6b93e99a63b84421be4633848debf2402025-02-03T01:26:19ZengWileyCanadian Journal of Infectious Diseases1180-23321998-01-019423523910.1155/1998/812904An Assessment of the Current Diagnostic Criteria for Infective EndocarditisAlbert W Chan0Heather J Ross1Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, The Toronto Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaDivision of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, The Toronto Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaA firm diagnosis of infective endocarditis is difficult to establish. Clinicians often face a decision-making dilemma about whether to treat a patient presenting with some features that suggest endocarditis. This article summarizes both the previous and the recently proposed criteria for the diagnosis of infective endocarditis, and reviews the efficacy of the new criteria. The authors also discuss the experience at The Toronto Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, with this disease, paying specific attention to the application of the new criteria in the diagnostic process.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1998/812904 |
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| title | An Assessment of the Current Diagnostic Criteria for Infective Endocarditis |
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| title_short | An Assessment of the Current Diagnostic Criteria for Infective Endocarditis |
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