title: Current profile of infective endocarditis in intravenous drug users: The prognostic relevance of the valves involved.
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Ciencias del Corazón (ICICOR), Hospital Clínico Universitario, Valladolid, Spain. Electronic address: ortiz.bautista.carlos@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ortiz-Bautista
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Ciencias del Corazón (ICICOR), Hospital Clínico Universitario, Valladolid, Spain.
authors.forename: Javier
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: López
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Ciencias del Corazón (ICICOR), Hospital Clínico Universitario, Valladolid, Spain.
authors.forename: Pablo Elpidio
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: García-Granja
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Ciencias del Corazón (ICICOR), Hospital Clínico Universitario, Valladolid, Spain.
authors.forename: Teresa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sevilla
authors.affiliation: Hospital Clínico Universitario San Carlos, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Isidre
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Vilacosta
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Medicina Interna-Infecciosas, Instituto de Investigación del Hospital La Princesa, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Cristina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sarriá
authors.affiliation: Hospital Clínico Universitario San Carlos, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Carmen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Olmos
authors.affiliation: Hospital Clínico Universitario San Carlos, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ferrera
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Medicina Interna-Infecciosas, Instituto de Investigación del Hospital La Princesa, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Carmen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sáez
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Ciencias del Corazón (ICICOR), Hospital Clínico Universitario, Valladolid, Spain.
authors.forename: Itziar
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Gómez
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Ciencias del Corazón (ICICOR), Hospital Clínico Universitario, Valladolid, Spain.
authors.forename: José Alberto
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: San Román
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D055030:Drug Users; D004696:Endocarditis / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology; D017052:Hospital Mortality; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011379:Prognosis; D012307:Risk Factors; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D015819:Substance Abuse, Intravenous / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology
keywords: Infective endocarditis; Intravenous drug use; Right-sided infective endocarditis