title: Infective endocarditis: Absence of microbiological diagnosis is an independent predictor of inhospital mortality.
authors.affiliation: Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón e Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain; Hospital Universitario de la Princesa, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Pablo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Díez-Villanueva
authors.affiliation: Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón e Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Patricia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Muñoz
authors.affiliation: Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón e Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Mercedes
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Marín
authors.affiliation: Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón e Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Javier
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bermejo
authors.affiliation: University Hospital Virgen del Rocío, Seville, Spain.
authors.forename: Arístides
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: de Alarcón González
authors.affiliation: Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, IDIVAL, University of Cantabria, Santander, Spain.
authors.forename: María Carmen
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Fariñas
authors.affiliation: Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, IDIVAL, University of Cantabria, Santander, Spain.
authors.forename: Manuel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gutiérrez-Cuadra
authors.affiliation: Hospital Clínic-IDIBAPS (Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques Pi i Sunyer), University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Jose Manuel
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Pericás Pulido
authors.affiliation: Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío, Seville, Spain.
authors.forename: José Antonio
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Lepe
authors.affiliation: Complejo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña, A Coruña, Spain.
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Castelo
authors.affiliation: Hospital Universitario Donostia, San Sebastián, Guipúzcoa, Spain.
authors.forename: Miguel Ángel
authors.initials: MÁ
authors.lastname: Goenaga
authors.affiliation: Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Victoria, Malaga, Spain.
authors.forename: Josefa
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ruiz-Morales
authors.affiliation: Hospital Universitario de Álava-Txagorritxu, Álava, Spain.
authors.forename: Paola
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Tarabini
authors.affiliation: Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón e Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain; Universidad Europea, Madrid, Spain. Electronic address: mmselles@secardiologia.es.
authors.forename: Manuel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Martínez-Sellés
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D015331:Cohort Studies; D004696:Endocarditis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000401:mortality; D005260:Female; D017052:Hospital Mortality; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008828:Microbiological Techniques / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008875:Middle Aged; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011379:Prognosis; D011446:Prospective Studies; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000379:methods; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology
keywords: Blood culture-negative endocarditis; Infective endocarditis; Mortality; Prognosis