Rare Aortic Valve Infective Endocarditis without a Urinary Tract Infection.

infective endocarditis is a rare disease with only 17 reported cases. It is typically associated with urinary tract infections (UTIs), staghorn calculi, and/or asymptomatic bacteriuria. We present a case of a 73-year-old male who presented with positive blood cultures for but with a negative urinalysis and urine culture.

Successful Aging in Colombia: The Role of Disease.

This study aimed to determine the prevalence of successful aging (SA) and identify its predictive factors in a cohort of older people in the Colombian Andes Mountain. Data were drawn from a prospective longitudinal study of community-dwelling elderly people in Manizales. SA encompassed indicators in four domains: physical, cognitive, emotional, and social functioning.