TY - JOUR AU - Watt, George AU - Pachirat, Orathai AU - Baggett, Henry AU - Maloney, Susan AU - Lulitanond, Viraphong AU - Raoult, Didier AU - Bhengsri, Saithip AU - Thamthitiwat, Somsak AU - Paupairoj, Anucha AU - Kosoy, Michael AU - Ud-Ai, Nongrak AU - Sukwicha, Wichuda AU - Whistler, Toni AU - Fournier, Pierre-Edouard T1 - Infective Endocarditis in Northeastern Thailand T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2014 VL - 20 IS - 3 SP - 473 SN - 1080-6059 AB - 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. KW - Infective endocarditis KW - Thailand KW - zoonoses KW - Bartonella KW - Q fever KW - Viridans streptococci KW - Coxiella burnetii KW - congestive heart failure KW - bacteria KW - antimicrobial drugs KW - rheumatic heart disease KW - heart valve DO - 10.3201/eid2003.131059 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/20/3/13-1059_article ER - End of Reference