Infective endocarditis in northeastern Thailand

• Published in: Emerging infectious diseases Vol. 20; no. 3; pp. 473 - 476
• Main Authors: Watt, George, Pachirat, Orathai, Baggett, Henry C, Maloney, Susan A, Lulitanond, Viraphong, Raoult, Didier, Bhengsri, Saithip, Thamthitiwat, Somsak, Paupairoj, Anucha, Kosoy, Michael, Ud-Ai, Nongrak, Sukwicha, Wichuda, Whistler, Toni, Fournier, Pierre-Edouard
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases 01.03.2014; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Animals; Bacteria - classification; Bacteria - isolation & purification; Bartonella; Care and treatment; Comorbidity; Demographic aspects; Diagnosis; Dispatch; Endocarditis; Endocarditis, Bacterial - diagnosis; Endocarditis, Bacterial - epidemiology; Endocarditis, Bacterial - microbiology; Endocarditis, Bacterial - transmission; Female; Humans; Infective endocarditis; Male; Middle Aged; Q fever; Risk Factors; Thailand; Thailand - epidemiology; Viridans streptococci; Young Adult; Zoonoses; Zoonoses - microbiology; Zoonoses - transmission; Thailand; Bartonella; antimicrobial drugs; bacteria; Q fever; Viridans streptococci; heart valve; rheumatic heart disease; Infective endocarditis; congestive heart failure; zoonoses; Thailand; Coxiella burnetii
• ISSN: 1080-6040; 1080-6059
• DOI: 10.3201/eid2003.131059

Despite rigorous diagnostic testing, the cause of infective endocarditis was identified for just 60 (45.5%) of 132 patients admitted to hospitals in Khon Kaen, Thailand, during January 2010-July 2012. Most pathogens identified were Viridans streptococci and zoonotic bacteria species, as found in other resource-limited countries where underlying rheumatic heart disease is common.