03 April 2023>: Clinical Research
Evaluation of a Previously Developed Predictive Model for Infective Endocarditis in 320 Patients Presenting with Fever at 4 Centers in Japan Between January 2018 and December 2020
Shun Yamashita 1ABCDEF* , Masaki Tago 1ACDEF , Yoshinori Tokushima 1BCDF , Yukinori Harada 2ABD , Yudai Suzuki 2ABCD , Yuki Aizawa 2ABCD , Taiju Miyagami 3ABCD , Fumiaki Sano 3ABCD , Yosuke Sasaki 4ABCD , Fumiya Komatsu 4ABCD , Taro Shimizu 2BCD , Toshio Naito 3BCD , Yoshihisa Urita 4BCD , Shu-ichi Yamashita 1BCDEDOI: 10.12659/MSM.939640
Med Sci Monit 2023; 29:e939640
Supplementary Table 3 Modified Duke criteria in the infective endocarditis group and the undiagnosed fever group.
Total (N=320) | IE (N=119) | UF (N=201) | |
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Major criteria | 0 (0–1) | 2 (1–2) | 0 (0–0) |
Blood culture | 90 (28) | 86 (72) | 4 (2) |
Echocardiographic findings | 102 (32) | 98 (82) | 4 (2) |
Minor criteria | 2 (1–3) | 3 (2–4) | 2 (1–2) |
Underlying cardiac disease | 198/314 (63) | 94 (79) | 104/197 (53) |
Fever over 38°C | 271/319 (85) | 97 (82) | 174 (87) |
Vascular phenomena | 85 (27) | 74 (62) | 11 (5) |
Immunologic phenomena | 131 (41) | 69 (58) | 62 (31) |
Microbiological evidence | 37 (12) | 23 (19) | 14 (7) |
Categorical data are expressed as n (%) and continuous variables are expressed as median (interquartile range). IE – infective endocarditis; UF – undiagnosed fever. |