Cicala, Pavel; Grejdieru, Alexandra; Mazur, Minodora; Ştirbul, Ana
(CEP (Medicina), 2010)
Infective endocarditis is infection of the endocardium with bacteria or fungi.
Endocarditis usually involves the heart valves. Major predisposing factors are congenital heart defects, rheumatic valvular disease, bicuspid ...