Author/Year | Patient characteristics (age/sex/) | Predisposing factors | Pathogen | Proof of IE (yes/no) | Treatment (conservative vs. surgical) | Survival (yes/no) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fitzgerald 1964 [1] | 52/male | None | S. aureus | NR | Conservative | no |
Brahan 1990 [2] | 70/female | Diabetes | C. Septicum | no | Surgical | yes |
Shroyer 1990 [3] | 65/male | Not reported | S. Aureus | NR | Conservative | no |
Aranda 1998 [4] | 63/male | None | S. Aureus | no | Conservative | yes |
Akashi 2000 [5] | 61/female | Chemotherapy | Group B Streptococcus | no | Surgical | yes |
Schneider 2004 [6] | 60/female | None | S. Enteritidis | no | Surgical | no |
Patel 2006 [7] | 20/male | None | MRSA | no | Surgical | yes |
Saito 2009 [8] | 66/female | None | MRSA | no | Conservative | no |
Parikh 2009 [9] | 46/female | IV drug, hep C, diabetes | S. agalactiae, C. glabrata | NR | Conservative | yes |
Nagano 2010 [10] | 76/female | None | S. Pneumoniae | NR | Surgical | yes |
Sayah 2013 [11] | 70/female | Lung transplant | Scedosporium | NR | Conservative | no |