Table 1 Type of IE and microbiologic etiology of IE
From: Infective endocarditis at a tertiary-care hospital in China
Type of IE | |
Community-acquired | 333 (87.4%) |
Nosocomial health care associated | 23 (6.0%) |
Non-nosocomial health care associated | 25 (6.6%) |
Valve involved | |
Native valve involvement | 352 (92.4%) |
Prosthetic valve involvement | 26 (6.8%) |
Cardiac device-related IE | 3 (0.8%) |