Infective endocarditis is a rare but severe disease, the incidence of which seems to have been stable over the past decades. Streptococci are the most frequent causative organisms. In France, ...

Objective Antibiotic prophylaxis has been recommended for patients at increased risk of infective endocarditis (IE) undergoing specific invasive procedures (IPs) despite a lack of data supporting its ...

These endpoints are important and include not only prevention of endocarditis but also the risks of providing prophylaxis, such as adverse drug events, the financial cost of prophylaxis, the ...