Article
Histopathology of valves in infective endocarditis, diagnostic criteria and treatment considerations
Registro en:
BRANDÃO, Tatiana J. D. et al. Histopathology of valves in infective endocarditis, diagnostic criteria and treatment considerations. Infection, v. 45, p. 199-207, 2017.
0300-8126
10.1007/s15010-016-0953-4
1439-0973
Autor
Brandão, Tatiana J. D.
Silva, Carolina A. Januario da
Correia, Marcelo G.
Zappa, Monica
Abrantes, Jaime Antonio
Dantas, Angela M. R.
Golebiovski, Wilma
Barbosa, Giovanna Ianini F.
Weksler, Clara
Lamas, Cristiane C.
Resumen
Infective endocarditis (IE) is a severe disease. Pathogen isolation is fundamental so as to treat effectively and reduce morbidity and mortality. Blood and valve culture and histopathology (HP) are routinely employed for this purpose. Valve HP is the gold standard for diagnosis.