Streptococcal infective endocarditis: clinical features and outcomes according to species
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Streptococcal infective endocarditis : clinical features and outcomes according to species. / Chamat-Hedemand, Sandra; Dahl, Anders; Hassager, Christian; Arpi, Magnus; Østergaard, Lauge; Bundgaard, Henning; Lauridsen, Trine K.; Oestergaard, Louise Bruun; Gislason, Gunnar; Fosbøl, Emil; Bruun, Niels Eske.
In: Infection, Vol. 51, No. 4, 2023, p. 869-879.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Streptococcal infective endocarditis
T2 - clinical features and outcomes according to species
AU - Chamat-Hedemand, Sandra
AU - Dahl, Anders
AU - Hassager, Christian
AU - Arpi, Magnus
AU - Østergaard, Lauge
AU - Bundgaard, Henning
AU - Lauridsen, Trine K.
AU - Oestergaard, Louise Bruun
AU - Gislason, Gunnar
AU - Fosbøl, Emil
AU - Bruun, Niels Eske
N1 - Funding Information: This work was supported by unrestricted research grants from the Research Council and the Department of Cardiology at Herlev-Gentofte University Hospital; the Department of Cardiology at Zealand University Hospital Roskilde; Direktør Jacob Madsen’s og Hustru Olga Madsen’s fond; Helsefonden (Grant number 20-B-0340); and Skibsreder Per Henriksen, R. og Hustrus Fond. The funders of the study were not involved in the study design, data collection, data analysis, data interpretation, writing of the report or in the decision to submit the paper for publication.
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - Purpose: Infective endocarditis (IE) is frequently caused by streptococcal species, yet clinical features and mortality are poorly investigated. Our aim was to examine patients with streptococcal IE to describe clinical features and outcomes according to streptococcal species. Methods: From 2002 to 2012, we investigated patients with IE admitted to two tertiary Danish heart centres. Adult patients with left-sided streptococcal IE were included. Adjusted multivariable logistic regression analyses were performed, to assess the association between streptococcal species and heart valve surgery or 1-year mortality. Results: Among 915 patients with IE, 284 (31%) patients with streptococcal IE were included [mean age 63.5 years (SD 14.1), 69% men]. The most frequent species were S. mitis/oralis (21%) and S. gallolyticus (17%). Fever (86%) and heart murmur (81%) were common symptoms, while dyspnoea was observed in 46%. Further, 18% of all cases were complicated by a cardiac abscess/pseudoaneurysm and 25% by an embolic event. Heart valve surgery during admission was performed in 55% of all patients, and S. gallolyticus (OR 0.28 [95% CI 0.11–0.69]) was associated with less surgery compared with S. mitis/oralis. In-hospital mortality was 7% and 1-year mortality 15%, without any difference between species. Conclusion: S. mitis/oralis and S. gallolyticus were the most frequent streptococcal species causing IE. Further, S. gallolyticus IE was associated with less heart valve surgery during admission compared with S. mitis/oralis IE. Being aware of specific symptoms, clinical findings, and complications related to different streptococcal species, may help the clinicians in expecting different outcomes.
AB - Purpose: Infective endocarditis (IE) is frequently caused by streptococcal species, yet clinical features and mortality are poorly investigated. Our aim was to examine patients with streptococcal IE to describe clinical features and outcomes according to streptococcal species. Methods: From 2002 to 2012, we investigated patients with IE admitted to two tertiary Danish heart centres. Adult patients with left-sided streptococcal IE were included. Adjusted multivariable logistic regression analyses were performed, to assess the association between streptococcal species and heart valve surgery or 1-year mortality. Results: Among 915 patients with IE, 284 (31%) patients with streptococcal IE were included [mean age 63.5 years (SD 14.1), 69% men]. The most frequent species were S. mitis/oralis (21%) and S. gallolyticus (17%). Fever (86%) and heart murmur (81%) were common symptoms, while dyspnoea was observed in 46%. Further, 18% of all cases were complicated by a cardiac abscess/pseudoaneurysm and 25% by an embolic event. Heart valve surgery during admission was performed in 55% of all patients, and S. gallolyticus (OR 0.28 [95% CI 0.11–0.69]) was associated with less surgery compared with S. mitis/oralis. In-hospital mortality was 7% and 1-year mortality 15%, without any difference between species. Conclusion: S. mitis/oralis and S. gallolyticus were the most frequent streptococcal species causing IE. Further, S. gallolyticus IE was associated with less heart valve surgery during admission compared with S. mitis/oralis IE. Being aware of specific symptoms, clinical findings, and complications related to different streptococcal species, may help the clinicians in expecting different outcomes.
KW - Infective endocarditis
KW - Mortality
KW - Streptococcal species
KW - Surgery
KW - Symptoms
U2 - 10.1007/s15010-022-01929-1
DO - 10.1007/s15010-022-01929-1
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 36152224
AN - SCOPUS:85138688888
VL - 51
SP - 869
EP - 879
JO - Therapies
JF - Therapies
SN - 0300-8126
IS - 4
ER -
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