title: [Delayed diagnosis of infectious endocarditis].
abstract: Three cases are presented to show examples of mistakes in the diagnosis and treatment of infective endocarditis which led to serious complications. The role of echocardiography in the early diagnosis and in the recognition of complications, the importance of bacteriologic diagnosis in the choice of antibiotic treatment and the need of timely surgical treatment are emphasized.
authors.affiliation: Országos Kardiológiai Intézet, Semmelweis Orvostudományi Egyetem, Budapest.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lengyel
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tonelli
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery; D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler; D004698:Endocarditis, Subacute Bacterial / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013997:Time Factors
vernacular_title: Az infectiv endocarditis megkésett diagnózisa.