Table 2 Presence of the modified Duke criteria among the TOE examinations
Major criteria | All TOE examinations (n (%a)) | Positive TOE examinations (n (%b)) |
|---|---|---|
Positive blood culture, n (%) | 137 (70) | 49 (36) |
Gram positive bacteria | 115 (59) | 42 (37) |
Staphylococcus aureus | 67 (34) | 23 (34) |
Streptococci | 18 (9) | 7 (38) |
CoNS | 13 (7) | 4 (31) |
Candida | 5 (3) | 2 (40) |
Enterococci | 5 (3) | 2 (40) |
Negative blood culture, n (%) | 22 (11) | 4 (18) |
Unknown result from blood culture, n (%) | 34 (17) | 7 (21) |
Positive TOE, n (%) | 61 (31) | |
Vegetation, n (%) | 57 (29) | |
Aortic valve | 25 (13) | |
Mitral valve | 32 (16) | |
Tricuspid valve | 2 (1) | |
Pulmonary valve | 1 (1) | |
Dishiscence of prosthetic valve, n (%) | 1 (1) | |
Abscess, n (%) | 2 (1) | |
18FDG PET/CT, n (%) | 24 (12) | 10 (42) |
18FDG PET/CT positive for IE, n (%) | 4 (2) | 2 (50) |
Minor criteria | ||
Predisposing factors | ||
Intravenous drug use | 8 (4) | 3 (38) |
Predisposing heart condition (excl. CIED and prosthetic valves) | 13 (7) | 5 (38) |
CIED | 10 (5) | 7 (70) |
Prosthetic valve (-s) | 44 (23) | 17 (39) |
TAVR | 19 (10) | 10 (59) |
bAVR | 9 (5) | 3 (33) |
mAVR | 6 (3) | 2 (33) |
bMVR | 1 (1) | 1 (100) |
Pulmonary homograft | 6 (3) | 1 (17) |
Freestyle aortic root | 1 (1) | 0 (0) |
mAVR + mMVR | 1 (1) | 0 (0) |
Fever (> 38 C) | 119 (61) | 44 (37) |
Vascular phenomena, n (%) | 21 (11) | 7 (33) |
Immunological phenomena, n (%) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |