Infective endocarditis in the Lao PDR: Clinical characteristics and outcomes in a developing country

•Data on infective endocarditis (IE) in Southeast Asia are scarce. Most reports on IE originate from tertiary centres in Europe and North America and may not reflect the world's epidemiology of IE.•In Laos, IE remains a disease of young adults with no comorbidities, mainly caused by Streptococc...

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Main Authors: Mirabel, Mariana, Rattanavong, Sayaphet, Frichitthavong, Khamthavy, Chu, Vang, Kesone, Pany, Thongsith, Phonvilay, Jouven, Xavier, Fournier, Pierre-Edouard, Dance, David A.B., Newton, Paul N.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4323144/