title: Advances in medical and antibiotic management of infective endocarditis.
abstract: Infective endocarditis remains a serious medical problem despite advancements in laboratory detection, echocardiographic techniques, and newer antibiotic agents. This article summarizes the microbial agents in infective endocarditis, in addition to developments in medical and antibiotic management.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles School of Medicine, USA.
authors.forename: B M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Kubak
authors.forename: A P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Nimmagadda
authors.forename: C D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Holt
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001419:Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D005658:Fungi / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents