title: Mortality and timing of surgery for prosthetic valve endocarditis.
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco.
authors.forename: Sanjiv M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Baxi
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco.
authors.forename: Catherine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000401:mortality* / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D017052:Hospital Mortality; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000401:mortality* / Q000628:therapy*