Evidence-based On-call

internal medicine

Infective endocarditis

Prevalence
Clinical features
Investigations
Therapy
Prevention
Prognosis

Investigations

chest X-ray^c

Why?

Chest X-ray is moderately sensitive for infective endocarditis: sensitivity (47%: 95% CI: 38% to 56% ^c

Expiry date: July 2003
Levels of Evidence used in grading these guides

Authors	CM Ball , C Hennigan , S Dhingra
Reviewer	E Abrutyn
CAT Writers	CM Ball , C Hennigan , S Dhingra