Risk of Infective Endocarditis in Bloodstream Infections Among Patients with Neutropenia from Hematologic Malignancies
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commonly causes bloodstream infections (BSIs) in neutropenic patients but infrequently results in infective endocarditis (IE) in this population. Among 210 patients with neutropenia and BSI, 55% underwent cardiac imaging. None were diagnosed with IE; 3 had recurrent BSI within 12 weeks.
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