title: Mortality and timing of surgery for prosthetic valve endocarditis--reply.
authors.affiliation: Infectious Disease Clinical Research Program, Bethesda, Maryland.
authors.forename: Tahaniyat
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Lalani
authors.affiliation: Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina.
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wang
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*