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Subacute bacterial endocarditis

MedGen UID:
41780
•Concept ID:
C0014122
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Bacterial Endocarditides, Subacute; Bacterial Endocarditis, Subacute; Endocarditides, Subacute Bacterial; Endocarditis Lenta; Endocarditis, Subacute Bacterial; Subacute Bacterial Endocarditides; Subacute Bacterial Endocarditis
SNOMED CT: Subacute bacterial endocarditis (73774007); Endocarditis lenta (73774007); SBE - subacute bacterial endocarditis (73774007)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0006981

Definition

Subacute inflammation of the endocardium. Streptococcus viridans is the usual etiologic agent of subacute bacterial endocarditis. The distinction between ""acute"" and ""subacute"" endocarditis has traditionally been made based on the pathogenic organism and clinical presentation. [from NCI]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Pathogen influence on epidemiology, diagnostic evaluation and management of infective endocarditis.
Talha KM, DeSimone DC, Sohail MR, Baddour LM
Heart 2020 Dec;106(24):1878-1882. Epub 2020 Aug 26 doi: 10.1136/heartjnl-2020-317034. PMID: 32847941
Epidemiology, pathogenesis, treatment and outcomes of infection-associated glomerulonephritis.
Satoskar AA, Parikh SV, Nadasdy T
Nat Rev Nephrol 2020 Jan;16(1):32-50. Epub 2019 Aug 9 doi: 10.1038/s41581-019-0178-8. PMID: 31399725
The treatment of subacute bacterial endocarditis.
HENRIKSEN E, NEUKIRCH F
Dan Med Bull 1955 Dec;2(7):208-13. PMID: 13285127

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Clinical effectiveness of one ultrasound guided intra-articular corticosteroid and local anaesthetic injection in addition to advice and education for hip osteoarthritis (HIT trial): single blind, parallel group, three arm, randomised controlled trial.
Paskins Z, Bromley K, Lewis M, Hughes G, Hughes E, Hennings S, Cherrington A, Hall A, Holden MA, Stevenson K, Menon A, Roberts P, Peat G, Jinks C, Kigozi J, Oppong R, Foster NE, Mallen CD, Roddy E
BMJ 2022 Apr 6;377:e068446. doi: 10.1136/bmj-2021-068446. PMID: 35387783Free PMC Article
Pathogen influence on epidemiology, diagnostic evaluation and management of infective endocarditis.
Talha KM, DeSimone DC, Sohail MR, Baddour LM
Heart 2020 Dec;106(24):1878-1882. Epub 2020 Aug 26 doi: 10.1136/heartjnl-2020-317034. PMID: 32847941
Infected cardiac myxoma.
Nagata T, Totsugawa T, Katayama K, Kuinose M, Yoshitaka H, Uesugi T
J Card Surg 2013 Nov;28(6):682-4. Epub 2013 Aug 11 doi: 10.1111/jocs.12184. PMID: 23931763
Embolic risk in subacute bacterial endocarditis: determinants and role of transesophageal echocardiography.
Habib G
Curr Cardiol Rep 2003 Mar;5(2):129-36. doi: 10.1007/s11886-003-0080-6. PMID: 12583856
Acute infective endocarditis. Diagnostic and therapeutic approach.
Cunha BA, Gill MV, Lazar JM
Infect Dis Clin North Am 1996 Dec;10(4):811-34. doi: 10.1016/s0891-5520(05)70328-7. PMID: 8958170

Diagnosis

Epidemiology, pathogenesis, treatment and outcomes of infection-associated glomerulonephritis.
Satoskar AA, Parikh SV, Nadasdy T
Nat Rev Nephrol 2020 Jan;16(1):32-50. Epub 2019 Aug 9 doi: 10.1038/s41581-019-0178-8. PMID: 31399725
Subacute bacterial endocarditis: making the diagnosis.
Luttenberger K, DiNapoli M
Nurse Pract 2011 Mar;36(3):31-8. doi: 10.1097/01.NPR.0000393971.15598.0c. PMID: 21325924
Staphylococcal infective endocarditis.
Thompson RL
Mayo Clin Proc 1982 Feb;57(2):106-14. PMID: 7033683
Subacute bacterial endocarditis.
Pollack S, Raz R, Enat R, Lichtig C, Krivoy N, Barzilai D
S Afr Med J 1980 Feb 9;57(6):208-12. PMID: 6767284
ENDOCARDITIS.
FRIEDBERG CK
Bull N Y Acad Med 1964 Jul;40(7):522-31. PMID: 14150924Free PMC Article

Therapy

Clinical effectiveness of one ultrasound guided intra-articular corticosteroid and local anaesthetic injection in addition to advice and education for hip osteoarthritis (HIT trial): single blind, parallel group, three arm, randomised controlled trial.
Paskins Z, Bromley K, Lewis M, Hughes G, Hughes E, Hennings S, Cherrington A, Hall A, Holden MA, Stevenson K, Menon A, Roberts P, Peat G, Jinks C, Kigozi J, Oppong R, Foster NE, Mallen CD, Roddy E
BMJ 2022 Apr 6;377:e068446. doi: 10.1136/bmj-2021-068446. PMID: 35387783Free PMC Article
Epidemiology, pathogenesis, treatment and outcomes of infection-associated glomerulonephritis.
Satoskar AA, Parikh SV, Nadasdy T
Nat Rev Nephrol 2020 Jan;16(1):32-50. Epub 2019 Aug 9 doi: 10.1038/s41581-019-0178-8. PMID: 31399725
Infected cardiac myxoma.
Nagata T, Totsugawa T, Katayama K, Kuinose M, Yoshitaka H, Uesugi T
J Card Surg 2013 Nov;28(6):682-4. Epub 2013 Aug 11 doi: 10.1111/jocs.12184. PMID: 23931763
Staphylococcal infective endocarditis.
Thompson RL
Mayo Clin Proc 1982 Feb;57(2):106-14. PMID: 7033683
Bacterial endocarditis.
Quinn EL
Postgrad Med 1968 Sep;44(3):82-7. doi: 10.1080/00325481.1968.11693381. PMID: 5678997

Prognosis

Pathogen influence on epidemiology, diagnostic evaluation and management of infective endocarditis.
Talha KM, DeSimone DC, Sohail MR, Baddour LM
Heart 2020 Dec;106(24):1878-1882. Epub 2020 Aug 26 doi: 10.1136/heartjnl-2020-317034. PMID: 32847941
Embolic risk in subacute bacterial endocarditis: determinants and role of transesophageal echocardiography.
Habib G
Curr Cardiol Rep 2003 Mar;5(2):129-36. doi: 10.1007/s11886-003-0080-6. PMID: 12583856
Rheumatoid factors in subacute bacterial endocarditis and other infectious diseases.
Williams RC
Scand J Rheumatol Suppl 1988;75:300-8. doi: 10.3109/03009748809096782. PMID: 3070727
Staphylococcal infective endocarditis.
Thompson RL
Mayo Clin Proc 1982 Feb;57(2):106-14. PMID: 7033683
ENDOCARDITIS.
FRIEDBERG CK
Bull N Y Acad Med 1964 Jul;40(7):522-31. PMID: 14150924Free PMC Article

Clinical prediction guides

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Rao G, Desai A, Kumar N
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Antimicrobial treatment of infective endocarditis caused by viridans streptococci highly susceptible to penicillin: historic overview and future considerations.
Verhagen DW, Vedder AC, Speelman P, van der Meer JT
J Antimicrob Chemother 2006 May;57(5):819-24. Epub 2006 Mar 20 doi: 10.1093/jac/dkl087. PMID: 16549513
Embolic risk in subacute bacterial endocarditis: determinants and role of transesophageal echocardiography.
Habib G
Curr Cardiol Rep 2003 Mar;5(2):129-36. doi: 10.1007/s11886-003-0080-6. PMID: 12583856
Subacute bacterial endocarditis with positive cytoplasmic antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies and anti-proteinase 3 antibodies.
Choi HK, Lamprecht P, Niles JL, Gross WL, Merkel PA
Arthritis Rheum 2000 Jan;43(1):226-31. doi: 10.1002/1529-0131(200001)43:1<226::AID-ANR27>3.0.CO;2-Q. PMID: 10643719
Subacute bacterial endocarditis due to Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans.
Peters J, Robinson F, Dasco C, Gentry LO
Am J Med Sci 1983 Nov-Dec;286(3):35-41. doi: 10.1097/00000441-198311000-00006. PMID: 6356918

Recent systematic reviews

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Gabbay U, Yosefy C
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Rheumatic and nonrheumatic valvular heart disease: epidemiology, management, and prevention in Africa.
Essop MR, Nkomo VT
Circulation 2005 Dec 6;112(23):3584-91. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.105.539775. PMID: 16330700

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