Non-nosocomial Healthcare-Associated Infective Endocarditis: A Distinct Entity? Data From the GAMES Series (2008-2021).

ABSTRACT:

Background

Patients who acquire infective endocarditis (IE) following contact with the healthcare system, but outside the hospital, are classified as having non-nosocomial healthcare-associated IE (HCIE). Our aim was to characterize HCIE and establish whether its etiology, diagnosis, and therapeutic approach suggest it should be considered a distinct entity.

Methods

This study retrospectively analyzes data from a nationwide, multicenter, prospective cohort including consecutive cases of IE at 45 hospitals across Spain from 2008 to 2021. HCIE was defined as IE detected in patients in close contact with the healthcare system (eg, patients receiving intravenous treatment, hemodialysis, or institutionalized). The prevalence and main characteristics of HCIE were examined and comp

SUBMITTER: Alonso-Menchen D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10411035 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature