Bacteraemia and infective endocarditis following left-sided heart valve surgery
Bacteraemia and infective endocarditis following left-sided heart valve surgery occurred in 6.1% and 1.5% of patients, respectively. The most frequent bacteraemia was coagulase-negative staphylococci, and more than half of these occurred within 30 days of surgery. Optimization of prophylactic strategies are warranted.
Authors
- Eva Havers‐Borgersen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0684-4189)
- Amna Alhakak (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0455-4409)
- Katra Hadji-Turdeghal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3763-6777)
- Lars Køber (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6635-1466)
- Marianne Voldstedlund (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0419-6114)
- Morten Holdgaard Smerup (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8482-030X)
- Emil Loldrup Fosbøl (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2048-4167)
- Lauge Østergaard (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3298-1467)
- Christian Tobias Torp-Pedersen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2892-6131)
- Anna Ståhl (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2120-4611)
- Christine Holgersson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-5669-8889)
Institutions
- Statens Serum Institut (DK)
- United Hospital (US)
- Copenhagen University Hospital (DK)
- Rigshospitalet (DK)
- Nordsjællands Hospital (DK)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Heart Journal - Quality of Care and Clinical Outcomes
- Published
- 2024-09-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ehjqcco/qcae080
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.55