Infective endocarditis/fever of unknown origin
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients admitted to the research medical institution for any of the following conditions: 1. Patients admitted to the hospital without identification of a specific cause of fever 2. Patient admitted to the hospital with suspected infective endocarditis 3. Patient admitted to the hospital with a definitive diagnosis of infective endocarditis
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients who meet any of the following condition 1 to 4: 1. Patients with identification of a cause of fever other than infective endocarditis prior to admission 2. Patients who did not undergo at least one of the following tests prior to admission: blood test, urinalysis, and chest X-ray 3. Patients who developed fever after 48 hours of admission 4. Patients who did not agree to participate in this study
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The AUC, shrinkage coefficient, and stratified likelihood ratio of the predictive model for infective endocarditis to be constructed in this study | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Sensitivity analysis of the prediction model among patients with native or bioprosthetic valves in this study 2. The AUC, shrinkage coefficient, and stratified likelihood ratio of our previously developed prediction model for infective endocarditis | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Saga University Hospital Department of General Medicine