Evolving trends in infective endocarditis in a developing country: a consequence of medical progress?

• Main Authors: Mohamed Sunil (Author), Huynh Quoc Hieu (Author), Ramesh Singh Arjan Singh (Author), Sasheela Ponnampalavanar (Author), Kelvin S. W. Siew (Author), Alexander Loch (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Staphylococcus has replaced streptococcus as the most common cause of infective endocarditis (IE) in developed health care systems. The trend in developing countries is less clear. Aim To examine the epidemiological trends of infective endocarditis in a developing nation. Methods...