Previous studies have established a relationship between bacterial proteins and autoimmune diseases through several mechanisms. Infective endocarditis is known for its immunological phenomena, and the presence of antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA) antibodies has been previously demonstrated in several infectious diseases. This retrospective, comparative, and descriptive study examined the relationship between infective endocarditis and the presence of ANCA antibodies. Ninety infective endocarditis cases were included in the study and tested for ANCA antibodies. The prevalence of ANCA positivity was determined, along with the differences in characteristics and prognosis between infective endocarditis patients with positive and negative serology for ANCA antibodies. The results showed that the characteristics of endocarditis patients who underwent ANCA serology testing were similar to those who did not, except for a higher prevalence of central line and chronic kidney disease in patients with ANCA serology (6.7% compared to 1.1% and 25.6% compared to 12.9%, respectively). Of the 90 endocarditis patients tested for ANCA serology, 18% were ANCA-positive, consistent with other prospective studies. There were no statistically significant differences in the primary outcome, six-month and one-year mortality, between patients with positive and negative ANCA serology. Similarly, in the secondary outcomes of acute kidney injury, heart surgery, and days of hospitalization, there were no statistically significant differences between patients with positive and negative ANCA serology. However, there were statistically significant differences in certain characteristics between the two groups. Patients with positive ANCA serology were found to have a higher prevalence of Enterococcus involvement (29.4% compared to 9.6% with P-value 0.046) and Q fever (23.5% compared to 4.1% P-value 0.02%). In contrast, patients with negative ANCA serology had a higher prevalence of fever (73% compared to 41% P-value 0.033).

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