Guidelines on the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of infective endocarditis (new version 2009): the Task Force on the Prevention, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Infective Endocarditis of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC). Endorsed by the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID) and the International Society of Chemotherapy (ISC) for Infection and Cancer.

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Published in Eur Heart J on August 27, 2009

Authors

Gilbert Habib1, Bruno Hoen, Pilar Tornos, Franck Thuny, Bernard Prendergast, Isidre Vilacosta, Philippe Moreillon, Manuel de Jesus Antunes, Ulf Thilen, John Lekakis, Maria Lengyel, Ludwig Müller, Christoph K Naber, Petros Nihoyannopoulos, Anton Moritz, Jose Luis Zamorano, ESC Committee for Practice Guidelines

Author Affiliations

1: Service de Cardiologie, CHU La Timone, Bd Jean Moulin, 13005 Marseille, France. gilbert.habib@free.fr

Associated clinical trials:

PET CT in Suspected CIED Infection, a Pilot Study - PET Guidance I (PET Guidance I) | NCT02196753

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