03 April 2023 : Database Analysis
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 Tokushima1BCDF, Yukinori Harada2ABD, Yudai Suzuki2ABCD, Yuki Aizawa2ABCD, Taiju Miyagami3ABCD, Fumiaki Sano3ABCD, Yosuke Sasaki 4ABCD, Fumiya Komatsu4ABCD, Taro Shimizu2BCD, Toshio Naito 3BCD, Yoshihisa Urita4BCD, Shu-ichi Yamashita1BCDE
DOI: 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) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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. | |||