For certain patients with endocarditis on the left side of the heart under stable condition, switching from intravenous (IV) antibiotics to orally administered antibiotics is noninferior to staying on IV treatment.
Changing to oral antibiotics was noninferior to continued intravenous antibiotic treatment in left-sided endocarditis.
The apparent increase in risk for hemorrhagic stroke among patients with previous infective endocarditis was explained by the mediating factors of mechanical heart valve insertion, atrial fibrillation, and anticoagulation medication.
