Preeminence of Staphylococcus aureus in Infective Endocarditis: A 1-Year Population-Based Survey

Observational studies showed that the profile of infective endocarditis (IE) significantly changed over the past decades. However, most studies involved referral centers. We conducted a population-based study to control for this referral bias. The objective was to update the description of characteristics of IE in France and to compare the profile of community-acquired versus healthcare-associated IE.A prospective population-based observational...