title: Cardiology patient page. Bacterial endocarditis: the disease, treatment, and prevention.
authors.affiliation: Duke University School of Medicine and Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, NC, USA.
authors.forename: Christopher H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Cabell
authors.forename: Elias
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Abrutyn
authors.forename: Adolf W
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Karchmer
mesh_terms: D019072:Antibiotic Prophylaxis; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000517:prevention & control; D004198:Disease Susceptibility; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006351:Heart Valves / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans