title: [Microbial spectrum and microbiological diagnosis of infectious endocarditis].
abstract: Still streptococci play the most important role as causatives of infective endocarditis. As change in composition of patient groups has taken place gradually pathogens like Staphylococcus epidermidis, enterococci, gram-negative rods and Candida species become more and more important now. Providing high-level accuracy if applied according to current rules blood culture is yet the basis for endocarditis caused by popular bacterial pathogens. If infection due to Candida species is suspected additional measuring of antibody response may be helpful in supporting the tentative diagnosis. Rare pathogens like Rickettsiae and Mycoplasma sp. must be considered for differential diagnosis, as infections caused by these organisms are to be identified by serological methods in first line.
authors.affiliation: Abteilung Medizinische Mikrobiologie, Klinikum der Universität Kiel.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Schubert
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Ullmann
mesh_terms: D002177:Candidiasis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D004696:Endocarditis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D009175:Mycoplasma Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D012288:Rickettsiaceae Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology
vernacular_title: Erregerspektrum und mikrobiologische Diagnostik der infektiösen Endokarditis.