Infective endocarditis; report from a main referral teaching hospital in Iran.

Abstract

The rate of negative blood culture in our cohort is high. <i>S. aureus</i> and <i>S.epidermidis</i> were the most commonly isolated microorganisms from positive blood cultures. Congestive heart failure was the most frequent infective endocarditis complication as well as indication for surgery. In-hospital mortality rate of patients was unexpectedly low.