Infective endocarditis: epidemiology, etiology, clinic (modern aspects). Literary review

The literature review presents an analysis of domestic and foreign publications, modern clinical recommendations for infective endocarditis. Based on the analysis of literature data, a change in the structure of pathogens of infective endocarditis was established, where Staphylococcus aureus occupies the leading place. Algorithms for examining patients with infective endocarditis have been analyzed. It has been shown that the role of nuclear imaging methods in the diagnosis of this pathology has increased. According to the latest recommendations for the management of patients with infective endocarditis, the diagnostic criteria for this disease have not changed significantly.