title: When the Cat's Out of the Bag: Searching for Portals of Entry in Infective Endocarditis.
authors.affiliation: Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina. Electronic address: vivian.chu@duke.edu.
authors.forename: Vivian H
authors.initials: VH
authors.lastname: Chu
mesh_terms: D001419:Bacteria; D004696:Endocarditis; D005260:Female; D005767:Gastrointestinal Diseases; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017192:Skin Diseases, Bacterial; D009057:Stomatognathic Diseases
keywords: bacteremia; catheter-related infections; colorectal neoplasms; heart valves; oral hygiene; streptococcus