Management of infective endocarditis in pregnancy by a multidisciplinary team: a case series

• Published in: Therapeutic advances in infectious disease Vol. 9; p. 20499361221080644
• Main Authors: Shapero, Kayle S., Nauriyal, Varidhi, Megli, Christina, Berlacher, Kathryn, El-Dalati, Sami
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London, England SAGE Publications 01.02.2022; Sage Publications Ltd; SAGE Publishing
• Subjects: Addictions; Drug abuse; Drug addiction; Endocarditis; Fetuses; Gestational age; Infections Associated with Substance Use and Related Behaviors; Morbidity; Mortality; Narcotics; Opioids; Patients; Pregnancy; Teams; endocarditis; multidisciplinary team; pregnancy; injection drug use

Introduction: The incidence of infective endocarditis (IE) in pregnancy is rare and has been increasing during the opioid epidemic. IE in pregnancy is associated with high rates of maternal and fetal morbidity and mortality. Multidisciplinary endocarditis teams for management of IE have been shown t...