TY - JOUR
T1 - The epidemiology and outcomes of infective endocarditis in a tertiary care hospital in Oman
AU - Al Abri, Seif Salem
AU - Zahedi, Faisal Iqbal
AU - Kurup, Padmamohan J.
AU - Al-Jardani, Amina K.
AU - Beeching, Nicholas
PY - 2014/9/1
Y1 - 2014/9/1
N2 - ObjectivesWe undertook this study to describe the epidemiological and clinical features of infective endocarditis (IE) and to study the complications and management of IE in a tertiary care hospital in Oman.MethodsThis is a retrospective study of 58 adult patients (>13 years of age) admitted to the Royal Hospital with IE from June 2006 to June 2011.ResultsOf the 58 patients, 40 (69%) were males, and 18 (31%) were females (ratio 2.2). The median age was 43.6 years (range: 14–85). Forty-eight cases (82.7%) had native valves, nine patients (15.6%) had prosthetic valves, and one case (1.7%) had a pacemaker. The most commonly involved valves were mitral (33, 56.9%) and aortic (23, 39.7%). The blood cultures were positive in 47 (81%) patients, and the most commonly isolated organisms were Streptococci spp., which were found in 20 (34.5%) patients, and Staphylococci spp., which were found in 19 (32.8%) patients. The complication rate was 21%. A total of 15 (25.9%) patients underwent surgical intervention, and the in-hospital mortality rate was 27.6%.ConclusionsNative-valve IE is the predominant type of endocarditis and is more of an acute disease. The prevalence of Staphylococci spp. IE is similar to that of Streptococci spp. IE, and its associated mortality remains high.
AB - ObjectivesWe undertook this study to describe the epidemiological and clinical features of infective endocarditis (IE) and to study the complications and management of IE in a tertiary care hospital in Oman.MethodsThis is a retrospective study of 58 adult patients (>13 years of age) admitted to the Royal Hospital with IE from June 2006 to June 2011.ResultsOf the 58 patients, 40 (69%) were males, and 18 (31%) were females (ratio 2.2). The median age was 43.6 years (range: 14–85). Forty-eight cases (82.7%) had native valves, nine patients (15.6%) had prosthetic valves, and one case (1.7%) had a pacemaker. The most commonly involved valves were mitral (33, 56.9%) and aortic (23, 39.7%). The blood cultures were positive in 47 (81%) patients, and the most commonly isolated organisms were Streptococci spp., which were found in 20 (34.5%) patients, and Staphylococci spp., which were found in 19 (32.8%) patients. The complication rate was 21%. A total of 15 (25.9%) patients underwent surgical intervention, and the in-hospital mortality rate was 27.6%.ConclusionsNative-valve IE is the predominant type of endocarditis and is more of an acute disease. The prevalence of Staphylococci spp. IE is similar to that of Streptococci spp. IE, and its associated mortality remains high.
KW - Endocarditis
KW - Epidemiology
KW - Infective
KW - Oman
KW - Outcome
U2 - 10.1016/j.jiph.2014.04.004
DO - 10.1016/j.jiph.2014.04.004
M3 - Article
SN - 1876-0341
VL - 7
SP - 400
EP - 406
JO - Journal of Infection and Public Health
JF - Journal of Infection and Public Health
IS - 5
ER -