Endocarditis, bacterialI33.0

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In the past, the terms "bacterial" and "non-bacterial endocarditis" were used. In the meantime, the terms "infectious" and "non-infectious endocarditis" are in common use, since infectious E. is caused predominantly, but not exclusively, by bacteria, but additionally by fungi and other microorganisms (Autenrieth 2013).

s. "Infective endocarditis"

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  1. Autenrieth G, Riecker G, Bolte H D, Erdmann E, Hort W, Steinbeck G, Strauer B E (2013) Clinical cardiology: diseases of the heart, circulation, and cardiac vessels, edition 3. Springer Verlag Berlin / Heidelberg 161

Last updated on: 26.08.2022