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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Epidemiology of infective endocarditis in Tunisia: a 10-year multicenter retrospective study
International Journal of Infectious Diseases, Volume 11, No. 5, Year 2007
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Description
Background: Since the first description of infective endocarditis, the profile of the disease has evolved continuously with stable incidence. However, epidemiological features are different in developing countries compared with western countries. Objective: To describe epidemiological, microbiological and outcome characteristics of infective endocarditis in Tunisia. Patients and methods: This was a descriptive multicenter retrospective study of inpatients treated for infective endocarditis from 1991 to 2000. Charts of patients with possible or definite infective endocarditis according to the Duke criteria were included in the study. Results: Four hundred and forty episodes of infective endocarditis among 435 patients (242 males, 193 females; mean (SD) age = 32.4 (16.8) years, range 1-78 years) were reviewed. The most common predisposing heart disease was rheumatic valvular disease (45.2%). Infective endocarditis occurred on prosthetic valves in 17.3% of cases. Causative microorganisms were identified in 50.2% of cases: streptococci (17.3%), enterococci (3.9%), staphylococci (17.9%), and other pathogens (11.1%). Blood cultures were negative in 53.6% and no microorganism was identified in 49.8%. Early valve surgery was performed in 51.2% of patients. The in-hospital mortality was 20.6%. Conclusion: Infective endocarditis is still frequently associated with rheumatic disease among young adults in Tunisia, with a high frequency of negative blood cultures and high in-hospital mortality, given that the population affected is relatively young. © 2007 International Society for Infectious Diseases.
Authors & Co-Authors
Létaief, Amel Omezzine
Tunisia, Sousse
Hopital Farhat Hached Sousse
Boughzala, Essia
Tunisia, Sousse
Chu Sahloul
Kaabia, Naoufel M.
Tunisia, Sousse
Hopital Farhat Hached Sousse
Ernez-Hajri, Samia S.
Tunisia, Sousse
Hopital Farhat Hached Sousse
Abid, Fekria
Tunisia, Tunis
Hôpital la Rabta
Châabane, Taoufik Ben
Tunisia, Tunis
Hôpital la Rabta
Ben Jemâa, Mounir
Tunisia, Sfax
Chu Hedi-chaker
Boujnah, Rachid
Tunisia, Tunis
La Marsa Hospital
Chakroun, Mohamed
Tunisia, Monastir
Chu Fattouma-bourguiba
Daoud, Moncef
Tunisia, Sfax
Chu Hedi-chaker
Gaha, Rafika
Tunisia, Sousse
Hopital Farhat Hached Sousse
Kafsi, Naceur
Tunisia, Tunis
Hôpital la Rabta
Khalfallah, Ali
Tunisia, Bizerte
Cardiology
Slimane, L. M.
Tunisia, Tunis
La Marsa Hospital
Zaouali, Mohamed
Tunisia, Tunis
Hôpital la Rabta
Statistics
Citations: 102
Authors: 15
Affiliations: 7
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/j.ijid.2006.10.006
ISSN:
12019712
Research Areas
Health System And Policy
Noncommunicable Diseases
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Cohort Study
Study Locations
Tunisia
Participants Gender
Female