Aims The EURO-ENDO registry aimed to study the management and outcomes of patients with infective endocarditis (IE). Methods and results Prospective cohort of 3116 adult patients (2470 from Europe, 646 from non-ESC countries), admitted to 156 hospitals in 40 countries between January 2016 and March 2018 with a diagnosis of IE based on ESC 2015 diagnostic criteria. Clinical, biological, microbiological, and imaging [echocardiography, computed tomography (CT) scan, 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (18F-FDG PET/CT)] data were collected. Infective endocarditis was native (NVE) in 1764 (56.6%) patients, prosthetic (PVIE) in 939 (30.1%), and device-related (CDRIE) in 308 (9.9%). Infective endocarditis was community-acquired in 2046 (65.66%) patients. Microorganisms involved were staphylococci in 1085 (44.1%) patients, oral streptococci in 304 (12.3%), enterococci in 390 (15.8%), and Streptococcus gallolyticus in 162 (6.6%). 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography was performed in 518 (16.6%) patients and presented with cardiac uptake (major criterion) in 222 (42.9%) patients, with a better sensitivity in PVIE (66.8%) than in NVE (28.0%) and CDRIE (16.3%). Embolic events occurred in 20.6% of patients, and were significantly associated with tricuspid or pulmonary IE, presence of a vegetation and Staphylococcus aureus IE. According to ESC guidelines, cardiac surgery was indicated in 2160 (69.3%) patients, but finally performed in only 1596 (73.9%) of them. In-hospital death occurred in 532 (17.1%) patients and was more frequent in PVIE. Independent predictors of mortality were Charlson index, creatinine > 2 mg/dL, congestive heart failure, vegetation length > 10 mm, cerebral complications, abscess, and failure to undertake surgery when indicated. Conclusion Infective endocarditis is still a life-threatening disease with frequent lethal outcome despite profound changes in its clinical, microbiological, imaging, and therapeutic profiles.

Programme Hospitalier Recherche Clinique, Institut Pasteur, Inserm, French Public Health Agency.

Post-operative instrumented spine infection (PISI) is an infrequent complication.Diagnosis of spinal implant infection can be difficult, especially in case of chronic infection.Methods: This retrospective study attempts to evaluate the diagnostic performance of [ 18 F]fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) in PISI. Imagings were performed between April 2010 and June 2018 among patients referred for suspected chronic spinal implant infection. PET/CT were performed more than 12 weeks after surgery. PET/CT images were re-interpreted independently by two nuclear medicine physicians without knowledge of the patient's conditions. PET/CT data were analyzed both visually and semi-quantitatively (SUV max ). MRI results were collected from medical records. The final diagnosis of infection was based on bacteriological cultures or a twelve-month follow-up.Results: Forty-nine PET/CT were performed in 44 patients (22 women, median age 65.0 years). Twenty-two patients had a diagnosis of infection during follow-up. Sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value (PPV) and negative predictive value (NPV) for PET/CT were 86.4%, 81.5%, 79.2%, and 88.0%. Sensitivity, specificity, PPV and NPV were 66.7%, 75.0%, 66.0%, 75.0% respectively for MRI and 50.0%, 92.6%, 84.6% and 69.4% for serum C-reactive protein (CRP). Although these values were higher for PET/CT than for MRI or CRP, the differences were not statistically significant. In this setting, false positives with PET/CT can be observed in case of previous spine infection or adjacent segments disc disease. False negatives can result of extensive instrumented arthrodesis or infection with low virulence bacteria. Conclusion:PET/CT is useful for the diagnosis of PISI. These results should be evaluated in further prospective study.