title: [Endocarditis - an update].
abstract: Infective endocarditis remains a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge. This update focuses on recent developments in the diagnostic workup, therapeutic management and prophylaxis of infective endocarditis. Recommendations of the new guidelines of the European Society of Cardiology and the updated statement of the American Heart Association are compared and discussed. The new entity transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI)-associated endocarditis is also highlighted.
authors.affiliation: Abteilung Infektiologie, Klinik für Innere Medizin II, Universitätsklinikum Freiburg.
authors.forename: Siegbert
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rieg
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy*; D005060:Europe; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine / Q000592:standards; D019983:Guideline Adherence / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D065467:Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement / Q000009:adverse effects; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents