Eyes Wide Shut: A Cohort Study Questioning the Role of Fundoscopy in Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis.
retrospective_cohort · Level III
Where this comes from
- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 38330299.
- Also identified by DOI 10.1093/cid/ciae067 and PMC identifier 10954338.
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Abstract
In this retrospective/prospective study, we assessed the role of fundoscopy in 711 episodes with suspected infective endocarditis (IE); 238 (33%) had IE. Ocular embolic events (retinal emboli or chorioretinitis/endophthalmitis) and Roth spots were found in 37 (5%) and 34 (5%) episodes, respectively, but had no impact on IE diagnosis.
Medical subject headings
- Endocarditis
- Endocarditis, Bacterial
- Embolism