title: Diagnostic criteria and problems in infective endocarditis.
authors.affiliation: North-West Regional Cardiothoracic Centre, Wythenshawe Hospital, Southmoor Road, Manchester M23 9LT, UK. bernard.prendergast@smuht.nwest.nhs.uk
authors.forename: B D
authors.initials: BD
authors.lastname: Prendergast
mesh_terms: D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology; D005658:Fungi / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods