Some Factors Affecting Prognosis in Bacterial Endocarditis
Authors: MORTON LEE PEARCE
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1961)

Article1 August 1961Some Factors Affecting Prognosis in Bacterial EndocarditisMORTON LEE PEARCE, M.D., LUCIEN B. GUZE, M.D.MORTON LEE PEARCE, M.D., LUCIEN B. GUZE, M.D.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-55-2-270 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptIn reviewing the experience of a decade with 85 cases of bacterial endocarditis, a startling disparity was noted in the results of treatment in this hospital compared with those generally reported in the literature. Only 22% of patients were known to be alive at the end of one year, in contrast to estimates of 80 to 90% in the literature. The data from these 85 cases were analyzed for clues to the poor results obtained.No attempt was made to present a detailed analysis of all the features of the cases in this series, since excellent monographs are already available...References1. 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GUZE, M.D.Affiliations: Los Angeles, CaliforniaReceived for publication November 23, 1960.From the Medical Service, Wadsworth General Hospital, Veterans Administration Center, and The Department of Medicine, University of California Medical Center, Los Angeles, Calif.Requests for reprints should be addressed to M. L. Pearce, M.D., Chief, Cardiology Section, Veterans Administration Hospital, Los Angeles 25, Calif. 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RABINOVICH, M.D., J. EVANS, M.D., I. M. SMITH, M.D., F.A.C.P., M.R.C.P. (GLAS.), L. E. JANUARY, M.D., F.A.C.P.Etiology of Bacterial Endocarditis Before and Since the Introduction of AntibioticsLARKIN M. WILSON, M.D.Pathology of Fatal Bacterial Endocarditis before and since the Introduction of AntibioticsLARKIN M. WILSON, M.D. 1 August 1961Volume 55, Issue 2Page: 270-282KeywordsAlcoholsCardiac hypertrophyCirrhosisElectrocardiographyEndocarditisHospital medicineMedical servicesStreptococcal infections ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 August 1961 PDF downloadLoading ...