Publications by authors named "Isabell Moter"
Background: For clinicians treating patients with infective endocarditis (IE), identifying the causative microorganisms poses a critical diagnostic challenge. Standard techniques including blood and heart valve cultures often yield inconclusive results. According to the recent 2023 Duke-ISCVID Criteria, molecular methods represent potent tools to enhance this aspect of IE diagnostics and guide subsequent therapeutic strategies.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCutibacterium acnes infective endocarditis-an emerging pathogen.
Shekhar Saha Dominik Joskowiak Mateo Marin-Cuartas Manuela De La Cuesta Carolyn Weber Isabell Moter Annette Moter
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg
November 2024
Article Synopsis
- * It found that 269 patients (3.1%) had C. acnes endocarditis, primarily affecting younger individuals with native valves, while prosthetic valve cases were more frequent in older age groups.
- * Although survival rates were better for native valve cases, the incidence of C. acnes endocarditis is concerning and requires specialized diagnostic methods, but surgical outcomes were generally acceptable.