title: Comparison of outcome in patients with culture-negative versus culture-positive active infective endocarditis.
authors.affiliation: Echocardiography Laboratory of the Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain. jlzamorano@jet.es
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zamorano
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sanz
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Moreno
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Almería
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Rodrigo
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Samedi
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Herrera
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Aubele
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Mataix
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Serra
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sánchez-Harguindey
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D004452:Echocardiography; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D011379:Prognosis; D012307:Risk Factors