Table 2 ESC 2015 Duke-Criteria on the day of admission and until discharge for the patient groups “Rejected IE”, “Possible IE” and “Definite IE”.
From: Evaluating the Duke Criteria for infectious endocarditis in a single-center retrospective study
Positive ESC 2015 Duke-Criteria | Time period | Rejected IE (n = 15) | Possible IE (n = 19) | Definite IE (n = 129) | p value1 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Major criteria | Imaging positive for IE, n (%) | Day of admission | 5 (33.3) | 6 (31.6) | 54 (41.9) | 0.622 |
Until discharge | 8 (53.3) | 13 (68.4) | 119 (92.2) | < 0.001 | ||
Blood cultures positive for IE, n (%) | Day of admission | 6 (40) | 2 (10.5) | 58 (45.0) | 0.015 | |
Until discharge | 6 (40) | 7 (36.8) | 90 (69.8) | 0.003 | ||
Minor criteria | Fever > 38 °C, n (%) | Day of admission | 7 (46.7) | 6 (31.6) | 66 (51.2) | 0.273 |
Until discharge | 8 (53.3) | 9 (47.4) | 78 (60.5) | 0.551 | ||
Vascular phenomena, n (%) | Day of admission | 2 (13.3) | 4 (21.1) | 37 (28.7) | 0.427 | |
Until discharge | 2 (13.3) | 4 (21.1) | 68 (52.7) | < 0.001 | ||
Immunological phenomena, n (%) | Day of admission | 1 (6.7) | 0 (0) | 4 (3.1) | 0.463 | |
Until discharge | 1 (6.7) | 3 (15.8) | 15 (11.6) | 0.817 | ||
Predisposition, n (%) | Day of admission | 8 (53.3) | 10 (52.6) | 78 (60.5) | 0.774 | |
Until discharge | 8 (53.3) | 10 (52.6) | 78 (60.5) | 0.774 | ||
Microbiological evidence, n (%) | Day of admission | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 11 (8.5) | 0.356 | |
Until discharge | 0 (0) | 1 (5.3) | 17 (13.2) | 0.312 |
