Microbiological Trends, In-hospital Outcomes, and Mortality in Infective Endocarditis: A Swiss Nationwide Cohort Study
This nationwide cohort study showed an increase in IE hospitalizations from 2012 to 2021, primarily from S. aureus and Streptococcus species. Predominantly, S. aureus was associated with adverse outcomes that remained consistently high over time compared to other or unidentified pathogens.
Authors
- Anna Conen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5216-4109)
- Rahel Laager (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-2046-3370)
- Beat Müeller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1986-2511)
- Philipp Schüetz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6400-4949)
- Claudia Gregoriano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3621-441X)
- Alexander Kutz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7549-5648)
- Helene Buergler
Institutions
- University of Bern (CH)
- Brigham and Women's Hospital (US)
- Harvard University (US)
- University of Basel (CH)
- University Hospital of Bern (CH)
- Kantonsspital Aarau (CH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Clinical Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2024-11-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciae582
- Citations
- 6
- Primary Topic
- Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.32