{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["53(5)"],"submitter":["Teixeira-Antunes A"],"funding":["University of Lausanne"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Purpose</h4>To ascertain the predictors of persistent bacteraemia among patients with suspected infective endocarditis (IE) and those with IE.<h4>Methods</h4>Retrospective study.<h4>Setting</h4>This study conducted at a Swiss university hospital (2015-2023) included adult patients with bacteraemia and suspected IE. Persistent bacteraemia was defined as continued positive blood cultures with the same microorganism for at least 48 h from antibiotic treatment initiation. Endocarditis Team classified cases as IE or not IE.<h4>Results</h4>Among 2312 episodes of suspected IE, S. aureus was the most common pathogen (1045 episodes; 45%). IE (644; 28%) was the most prevalent infection type. Persistent bacteraemia was observed in 480 (21%) episodes and was independently associated with S. aureus"],"journal":["Infection"],"pagination":["2015-2024"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC12460498"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["Factors associated with persistent bacteraemia among patients with suspected infective endocarditis."],"pmcid":["PMC12460498"],"pubmed_authors":["Teixeira-Antunes A","Papadimitriou-Olivgeris M","Kirsch M","Tzimas G","Guery B","Zimmermann V","Monney P","Senn L","Tozzi P","Ianculescu N","Fourre N"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Factors associated with persistent bacteraemia among patients with suspected infective endocarditis.","description":"<h4>Purpose</h4>To ascertain the predictors of persistent bacteraemia among patients with suspected infective endocarditis (IE) and those with IE.<h4>Methods</h4>Retrospective study.<h4>Setting</h4>This study conducted at a Swiss university hospital (2015-2023) included adult patients with bacteraemia and suspected IE. Persistent bacteraemia was defined as continued positive blood cultures with the same microorganism for at least 48 h from antibiotic treatment initiation. Endocarditis Team classified cases as IE or not IE.<h4>Results</h4>Among 2312 episodes of suspected IE, S. aureus was the most common pathogen (1045 episodes; 45%). IE (644; 28%) was the most prevalent infection type. Persistent bacteraemia was observed in 480 (21%) episodes and was independently associated with S. aureus","dates":{"release":"2025-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2025 Oct","modification":"2026-06-03T19:38:38.928Z","creation":"2026-04-30T03:12:30.255Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC12460498","cross_references":{"pubmed":["40192959"],"doi":["10.1007/s15010-025-02537-5"]}}