title: Infective endocarditis in Iowa.
abstract: This review of 43 cases of infective endocarditis (IE) treated at a large Iowa community hospital reveals an incidence of 9 cases per 22,000 annual admission. IE is most likely to occur in an elderly male with non-specific symptoms and signs and involvement of the mitral valve infected with streptococci.
authors.affiliation: Iowa Methodist Medical Center, Des Moines.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Olds
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007484:Iowa; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D012121:Respiration, Artificial; D012189:Retrospective Studies
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents