Etiology of Bacterial Endocarditis
Authors: LARKIN M. WILSON
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1963)

Article1 June 1963Etiology of Bacterial EndocarditisBefore and Since the Introduction of AntibioticsLARKIN M. WILSON, M.D.LARKIN M. WILSON, M.D.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-58-6-946 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptSince the introduction of antimicrobial agents into clinical medicine, many significant changes have been noted in certain aspects of infectious diseases. These drugs have favorably affected the occurrence, natural history, clinical course, and the mortality, as well as the morbidity, of some of the specific bacterial infections. Also, definite changes have been impressively demonstrated by Finland and others concerning the alteration in the causative bacterial flora of such infections as meningitis, empyema, septicemia, and terminal pneumonia (1, 2). 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