Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis

Abstract

Poster Abstracts • OFID 2017:4 (Suppl 1) • S557 completing serial blood cultures, echocardiography, removal of central venous catheters, source control, use of a β-lactam antibiotic for methicillin-sensitive SAB (MSSA), and appropriate duration of antibiotics (2 weeks for uncomplicated SAB and >4 weeks for complicated SAB). The primary outcome was 30-day mortality. Secondary outcomes included 90-day mortality, persistent SAB, relapsed SAB, length of hospital stay, and 30-day readmission.Results. National guidelines were followed in entirety in 71/150 cases (47%,