Profile of infective endocarditis observed from 2003 - 2010 in a single center in Italy

BMC Infectious Diseases

Table 2 Underlying disorders and predisposing conditions in patients with infective endocarditis (IE)

	No. (%) of patients
	TOTAL	Native valve	Prosthetic valve	p
Current IV drug use	50 (26%)	35 (30%)	15 (21%)	0.2
Steroid therapy	5 (3%)	3 (3%)	2 (3%)	1
Previous IE	36 (19%)	12 (10%)	24 (34%)	<0.0001
Health care associated IE*	54 (29%)	33 (28%)	21 (30%)	0.3
Congenital heart disease	6 (3%)	6 (5%)	0	0.09
Rheumatic heart disease	9 (5%)	8 (7%)	1 (1%)	0.2
Pacemaker	11 (6%)	2 (2%)	9 (13%)	0.003
Data are median [interquartile range] or numbers (%).

*Health care associated IE: chronic IV access/hemodialysis: 7/189 (4%); invasive procedures before IE (dental, urological and gastrointestinal procedures): 7/189 (4%) hospitalized in an acute care hospital before IE 38/189 (20%); resident in a nursing home or in a long-term care facility 2/189 (1%).

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