title: Endocarditis: basics.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, St Thomas' Hospital, London, UK. susannah.eykyn@gstt.sthames.nhs.uk
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Eykyn
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D019072:Antibiotic Prophylaxis / Q000379:methods; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D004866:Equipment Contamination; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008828:Microbiological Techniques / Q000592:standards; D011364:Professional Practice; D012008:Recurrence; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents