Systematic Search for Present and Potential Portals of Entry for Infective Endocarditis.

Background: Looking for and treating the portal of entry (POE) of infective endocarditis (IE) is important, but published research on this topic is nonexistent.

Objectives: The goal of this study was to systematically search for the POEs of present and potentially new episodes of IEs.

Methods: Patients were systematically seen by a stomatologist, an ear, nose, and throat specialist, and a urologist; women were systematically seen by a gynecologist; patients were seen by a dermatologist when there were cutaneous and/or mucous lesions.