Infective Endocarditis: A Growing Concern and Treatment Approaches: An Observational Study

Authors

  • Muhammad Daoud Butt Department of Pharmacy, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan
  • Muhammad Sarfraz Nawaz Department of Pharmacy, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan
  • Basit Ramazan School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University Sains Malaysia, Malaysia.
  • Tooba Malik Department of Pharmacy, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
  • Sidra Sulehri Department of Pharmacy, Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences, Islamabad, Pakistan.

Keywords:

Infective endocarditis, Microorganism, Rheumatic heart disease, Medication treatment, Staphylococcus aureus, Vegetation

Abstract

Abstract: Objective: To determine the frequency of prevailing microorganism, treatment approach, different treatment complexities and rationalize the approach for treating Infective Endocarditis (IE) patient. Material and Methods: The retrospective study was conducted from 01st January 2015 to 31st October 2019. Data was collected and after applying exclusion criterion 40 patients were selected and their available record was evaluated. To obtain the conclusive results, frequency and percentages were calculated.

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Published

04.11.2020

How to Cite

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Butt MD, Nawaz MS, Ramazan B, Malik T, Sulehri S. Infective Endocarditis: A Growing Concern and Treatment Approaches: An Observational Study. Nat J Health Sci [Internet]. 2020 Nov. 4 [cited 2025 Jul. 13];5(2):66-70. Available from: https://ojs.njhsciences.com/index.php/njhs/article/view/16

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 2 (2020)

Section

Research Article

License

This is an Open Access journal distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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