The Incidence, Clinical Characteristics and Outcome of Infective Endocarditis Among Intravenous Drug Abusers Versus Non-Drug Abusers.

ConditionInfective Endocarditis

Trial statusRecruiting

Trial phaseNot listed

Trial typeObservational

Biological sexAll

Age18+

SponsorAssiut University

About this trial

We aim to describe the incidence of IVDA among patients presented with IE, describe their clinical, psychiatric and microbiological characteristics in comparison to non - IVDA, as well as the rate and types of complications and outcome, and responsiveness to medical treatment or surgical intervention.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Adult Patients (>18 years) with definite or possible IE.

Disqualifiers

Patients with rejected diagnosis of infective endocarditis after workup, according to modified Duke's criteria.

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

Echocardiography, Urine analysis , blood culture

Treatment groups

46 Participants

are divided into 2 treatment groups

Sponsors and collaborators

Assiut University

Lead sponsor

Source ClinicalTrials.gov