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Table 1 Clinical characteristics for all included patients

From: Development and evaluation of a novel fast broad-range 16S ribosomal DNA PCR and sequencing assay for diagnosis of bacterial infective endocarditis: multi-year experience in a large Canadian healthcare zone and a literature review

Demographics

Male (%)

52 (76.5 %)

Age (years)

53.0 +/− 14.4

Medical history

Prosthetic valve

23 (33.8 %)

Previous endocarditis

4 (6.0 %)

Intravenous drug user

3 (4.4 %)

Laboratory data

White Blood Cell count (×109/L)

13.8 +/− 6.4

Peak ESR (mm/h)

58.5 +/− 31.7

Peak CRP (mg/L)

118 +/− 94

Transthoracic Echo Performed

53 (77.9 %)

Trans-esophageal Echo Performed

63 (92.6 %)

Culture data

Mean sets of Blood Cultures

3.7 +/− 2.8

Any positive blood culture

45 (66.2 %)

Percentage of positive blood cultures

32.1 %

Mean time from last positive blood culture until surgery (days)

15.4 +/− 24.7

  1. Proportions are reported as number (percentage). Continuous variables are reported as number +/− standard deviation. CRP C-reactive protein, ESR erythrocyte sedimentation rate, L litre, mg/L milligram per litre, mm/h millimeters per hour