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Subacute bacterial endocarditis

MedGen UID:
41780
Concept ID:
C0014122
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Bacterial Endocarditides, Subacute; Bacterial Endocarditis, Subacute; Endocarditides, Subacute Bacterial; Endocarditis Lenta; Endocarditis, Subacute Bacterial; Subacute Bacterial Endocarditides; Subacute Bacterial Endocarditis
SNOMED CT: Subacute bacterial endocarditis (73774007); Endocarditis lenta (73774007); SBE - subacute bacterial endocarditis (73774007)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0006981

Definition

Subacute inflammation of the endocardium. Streptococcus viridans is the usual etiologic agent of subacute bacterial endocarditis. The distinction between ""acute"" and ""subacute"" endocarditis has traditionally been made based on the pathogenic organism and clinical presentation. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVSubacute bacterial endocarditis

Professional guidelines

PubMed

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Recent clinical studies

Etiology

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BMJ 2022 Apr 6;377:e068446. doi: 10.1136/bmj-2021-068446. PMID: 35387783Free PMC Article
Talha KM, DeSimone DC, Sohail MR, Baddour LM
Heart 2020 Dec;106(24):1878-1882. Epub 2020 Aug 26 doi: 10.1136/heartjnl-2020-317034. PMID: 32847941
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Diagnosis

Satoskar AA, Parikh SV, Nadasdy T
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Therapy

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Satoskar AA, Parikh SV, Nadasdy T
Nat Rev Nephrol 2020 Jan;16(1):32-50. Epub 2019 Aug 9 doi: 10.1038/s41581-019-0178-8. PMID: 31399725
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Prognosis

Talha KM, DeSimone DC, Sohail MR, Baddour LM
Heart 2020 Dec;106(24):1878-1882. Epub 2020 Aug 26 doi: 10.1136/heartjnl-2020-317034. PMID: 32847941
Habib G
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Clinical prediction guides

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Recent systematic reviews

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