Non-betahemolytic streptococcal bacteremia, cardiac implantable electronic device, endocarditis, extraction, and outcome; a population-based retrospective cohort study
Andreas Berge,
Johannes Lundin,
Anna Bläckberg
et al.
Abstract:Purpose
Patients with non-beta-hemolytic streptococcal bacteremia (NBHSB) are at risk of infective endocarditis (IE). Patients with cardiac implantable electronic device (CIED) have been described to have an increased risk of IE. The aim of the study was to describe a population-based cohort of patients with NBHSB and CIED and variables associated with IE and recurrent NBHSB.
Methods
All episodes with NBHSB in blood culture from 2015 to 2018 in a populatio… Show more
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