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21 Abiotrophia endocarditis in children with no underlying heart disease: a rare but a virulent organism Congenital Heart Disease, June 4, 2013
22 Endocarditis in adults with bacterial meningitis Circulation, June 3, 2013 Clinical Article
23 A 72-year-old woman with an uncorrected tetralogy of Fallot presenting with possible pulmonary endocarditis: a case report Full Text Journal of Medical Case Reports, June 3, 2013
24 "Kissing" Vegetation in a Rare Case of Infective Endocarditis by Gemella sanguinis The American Journal of the Medical Sciences, June 3, 2013
25 Early alterations of B cells in patients with septic shock Critical Care, May 31, 2013 Clinical Article
26 Concomitant Gerbode-Like Defect and Anterior Mitral Leaflet Perforation after Aortic Valve Replacement for Endocarditis Echocardiography, May 31, 2013
27 Intraventricular hemorrhage and multiple intracranial cysts associated with congenital cytomegalovirus infection Journal of Clinical Microbiology, May 30, 2013
28 Is early ventricular dysfunction or dilatation associated with lower mortality rate in adult severe sepsis and septic shock? A meta-analysis Critical Care, May 28, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine Review Article Clinical Article
29 Streptococcal-vimentin cross-reactive antibodies induce microvascular cardiac endothelial proinflammatory phenotype in Rheumatic Heart Disease Clinical and Experimental Immunology, May 28, 2013 Review Article Clinical Article
30 Randomized cluster crossover trials for reliable, efficient, comparative effectiveness testing: design of the prevention of arrhythmia device infection trial (padit) Canadian Journal of Cardiology, May 28, 2013 Clinical Article
31 Assessment of the in vivo formation of biofilm on external ventricular drainages European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, May 28, 2013 Review Article
32 Can Implantable Cardiac Electronic Device (ICED) infections be defined as early or late based on the cause of infection Journal of Medical Microbiology, May 24, 2013 Review Article
33 Snare vegetectomy for right-sided endocarditis Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions, May 24, 2013
34 Virus detection and semi-quantitation in explanted heart tissues of idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy adult patients using PCR coupled with mass spectometry analysis Journal of Clinical Microbiology, May 23, 2013 Clinical Article
35 A case of Capnocytophaga canimorsus prosthetic aortitis in an HIV positive woman Journal of Clinical Microbiology, May 23, 2013
36 Aortic thrombus and multiple embolisms during a Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection Infection, May 23, 2013
37 Erectile dysfunction, testosterone deficiency, and risk of coronary heart disease in a cohort of men living with HIV in Belgium The Journal of Sexual Medicine, May 22, 2013 Clinical Article
38 Pharmacokinetics of linezolid in the mediastinum and pleural space International Journal of Infectious Diseases, May 21, 2013 Clinical Article
39 Utilization Patterns and Outcomes Associated With Central Venous Catheter in Septic Shock: A Population-Based Study Critical Care Medicine, May 21, 2013 Clinical Article
40 Significance of Leukocytosis After Cardiac Device Implantation The American Journal of Cardiology, May 21, 2013 Review Article
In a study involving 37 patients with chronic hepatitis B infections, a serum bilirubin level > 5 mg/dL was predictive of progression to hepatic failure and liver-related death.
Read the article summaryIn a study involving 1607 patients > 65 years of age with community- or healthcare-acquired pneumonia, pre-morbid ambulation impairment (OR=2.61), hospitalization within 30 days of acquiring pneumonia (OR=1.93), and absence of cough and purulent sputum (OR=1.47) were shown to be associated with a significant increase in 30-day mortality.
Read the article summaryIn a retrospective study involving 225 patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) and 224 matched controls, it was shown that patients who were HPV-positive and smoked cigarettes or smoked cigarettes plus consumed alcohol were at increased risk for ESCC than patients who were HPV-negative (OR = 2.22 and 10.31, respectively).
Read the article summary1 Increased coronary atherosclerotic plaque vulnerability by coronary computed tomography angiography in HIV-infected men AIDS, April 29, 2013
2 Long-Term Survival After Operations for Native and Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis Annals of Thoracic Surgery, May 3, 2013
3 Disseminated Ochroconis gallopava infection in a heart transplant patient Transplant Infectious Disease, April 30, 2013
4 Contribution of Genetic Background, Traditional Risk Factors, and HIV-Related Factors to Coronary Artery Disease Events in HIV-Positive Persons Clinical Infectious Diseases, April 26, 2013
5 Intraventricular and intrathecal colistin as the last therapeutic resort for the treatment of multidrug-resistant and extensively drug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii ventriculitis and meningitis: a literature review International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents, May 14, 2013 Review Article
6 Enterococcus faecalis Infective Endocarditis Circulation, May 2, 2013
7 Nonbacterial Thrombotic Endocarditis with ST-elevation Myocardial Infarction Treated with Percutaneous Coronary Aspiration Thrombectomy Heart, Lung, and Circulation, April 30, 2013 Review Article
8 Infective Endocarditis New England Journal of Medicine, April 12, 2013
9 Significance of Leukocytosis After Cardiac Device Implantation The American Journal of Cardiology, May 21, 2013 Review Article
10 CD4 Decline Is Associated With Increased Risk of Cardiovascular Disease, Cancer, and Death in Virally Suppressed Patients With HIV Clinical Infectious Diseases, May 8, 2013
11 Cardiac Infection and Sepsis in 3 Intravenous Bath Salts Drug Users Clinical Infectious Diseases, May 15, 2013
12 Management of cardiac implantable electronic device infections: the challenges of understanding the scope of the problem and its associated mortality Expert Review of Cardiovascular Therapy , May 13, 2013 Review Article
13 Ampicillin Plus Ceftriaxone Is as Effective as Ampicillin Plus Gentamicin for Treating Enterococcus faecalis Infective Endocarditis Clinical Infectious Diseases, April 10, 2013
14 Native valve Escherichia coli endocarditis following urosepsis Indian Journal of Nephrology, May 15, 2013 Free full text
15 Central retinal artery occlusion due to infective endocarditis International Ophthalmology, May 6, 2013
16 Infective Endocarditis New England Journal of Medicine, April 24, 2013 Review Article
17 De-escalation of antimicrobial treatment for adults with sepsis, severe sepsis or septic shock Cochrane Reviews, April 11, 2013 Review Article
18 Pharmacokinetics of linezolid in the mediastinum and pleural space International Journal of Infectious Diseases, May 21, 2013
19 A Misinterpreted Case of Aorta Prosthesis Endocarditis: Remember The Phenomenon of Microbubbles Echocardiography, May 2, 2013
20 Molecular characterization of endocarditis-associated Staphylococcus aureus Journal of Clinical Microbiology, May 1, 2013 Review Article
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