Infective endocarditis and solid organ transplantation: Only worse outcomes during initial transplantation hospitalization

The epidemiology, and outcome of infective endocarditis (IE) among solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients is unknown.We used data from the 2013-2018 Nationwide Readmissions Database (NRD). IE- and SOT-associated hospitalizations were identified using diagnosis and procedure codes. Outcomes included inpatient mortality, length of stay, and inpatient costs. Adjusted analyses were performed using weighted regression models.A total of 99,052...