title: Endocarditis in the emergency department.
abstract: Clinical presentations and pathogeneses of endocarditis and aspects of its diagnosis and management relevant to emergency department practice are reviewed. Guidelines for admission, laboratory evaluation, and decisions regarding the initiation of therapy in the ED are offered. Also discussed are the role of the emergency physician in the prevention of iatrogenic infection and current recommendations regarding administration of prophylactic antibiotics for ED procedures.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas 75235-8579.
authors.forename: K A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Delaney
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004635:Emergency Medicine; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D015819:Substance Abuse, Intravenous / Q000150:complications
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents