The aetiology and incidence of infective endocarditis in people living with rheumatic heart disease in tropical Australia.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To define the incidence and microbiological aetiology of infective endocarditis (IE) in patients with rheumatic heart disease (RHD) in tropical Australia.

Methods

A retrospective study that examined all episodes of IE between January 1998 and June 2021 among individuals on the RHD register in Far North Queensland, Australia.

Results

There were 1135 individuals with a diagnosis of RHD on the register during the study period, representing 10962 patient-years at risk. Overall, there were 18 episodes of definite IE occurring in 16 individuals, although only 7 episodes occurred in native valves (11 occurred in prosthetic valves) equating to 0.7 episodes of native valve IE/1000 patient-years. No patient with mild RHD - and only one child with RHD - developed IE duri

SUBMITTER: Basaglia A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10427705 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature