title: [Infective endocarditis: quality of diagnosis and clinical features].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To review current course of infectious endocarditis (IE), time and quality of the diagnosis, results of hospital treatment.
  
  
  METHODS
  30 cases of IE have been analysed (17 males, 13 females, mean age 37.6 +/- 2.3 years. The patients were admitted to hospital in 1997-1998.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Late diagnosis registered in many IE cases is explained by low quality of history data and of heart auscultation responsible for late start of conservative treatment. Some specific features of the disease course, visceral lesions, efficacy of the treatment are outlined.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  IE morbidity is still high and prognosis in many cases if unfavourable.
authors.forename: A P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Rebrov
authors.forename: E Iu
authors.initials: EIu
authors.lastname: Ponomareva
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Belova
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Karoli
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D004452:Echocardiography; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011379:Prognosis; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents