title: [Infectious endocarditis. Current aspects of its epidemiology and occurrence].
abstract: In epidemiological terms the frequency of infectious endocarditis is constant. In contrast acute forms in males and old people are on the increase. Atypical cases are more frequent than in the past so that prompt diagnosis is often difficult. Aetiologically, mycete and gram-negative cases are increasingly common.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012737:Sex Factors; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000453:epidemiology; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000453:epidemiology; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000150:complications
vernacular_title: Endocardite infettiva. Attualità sulla epidemiologia e sull'incidenza.