Variables | Culture positive(n = 30) | Culture negative (n = 45) | p value |
Age yrs (mean ± SD) | 22.49 ± 13.02 | 30.78 ± 18.7 | 0.027 |
Sex (male/female), n | 20/10 | 32/13 | 0.683 |
Underlying heart disease | |||
RHD | 11 (36.7%) | 20 (44.4%) | 0.660 |
CHD | 15 (50.0%) | 11 (24.4%) | 0.04 |
Prosthetic valve | 3 (10.0%) | 4 (8.9%) | 0.80 |
No structural heart disease | 6 (20.0%) | 2 (4.4%) | 0.07 |
Degenerative heart disease | 0 (0.0%) | 2 (4.4%) | 0.66 |
Prior antibiotic therapy | 9 (30.0%) | 31 (68.9%) | 0.002 |
Vegetation Size | |||
<10 mm (small) | 15 (50.0%) | 22 (48.9%) | 0.88 |
>10 mm (large) | 15 (50.0%) | 23 (51.1%) | 0.88 |
Complications | |||
Congestive heart failure (CCF) | 15 (50.0%) | 17 (37.8%) | 0.209 |
Neurological abnormalities | 11 (36.7%) | 8 (17.7%) | 0.11 |
Renal failure | 8 (26.7%) | 12 (26.7%) | 0.79 |
Embolism (digital infarcts, CV stroke, splenic infarcts) | 8 (26.7%) | 10 (22.2%) | 0.86 |
Abscess | |||
Renal abscess | 0 (0.0%) | 3 (6.7%) | 0.39 |
Aortic root abscess | 2 (6.7%) | 1 (2.2%) | 0.72 |
Splenic abscess | 0 (0.0%) | 2 (4.4%) | 0.66 |
Surgery | 2 (6.7%) | 10 (22.2%) | 0.14 |
Death | 12 (40.0%) | 10 (22.2%) | 0.16 |
Variables | Culture positive (n = 30) | Culture negative (n = 45) | p value |
Age yrs (mean ± SD) | 22.49 ± 13.02 | 30.78 ± 18.7 | 0.027 |
Sex (male/female), n | 20/10 | 32/13 | 0.683 |
Underlying heart disease | |||
RHD | 11 (36.7%) | 20 (44.4%) | 0.660 |
CHD | 15 (50.0%) | 11 (24.4%) | 0.04 |
Prosthetic valve | 3 (10.0%) | 4 (8.9%) | 0.80 |
No structural heart disease | 6 (20.0%) | 2 (4.4%) | 0.07 |
Degenerative heart disease | 0 (0.0%) | 2 (4.4%) | 0.66 |
Prior antibiotic therapy | 9 (30.0%) | 31 (68.9%) | 0.002 |
Vegetation Size | |||
<10 mm (small) | 15 (50.0%) | 22 (48.9%) | 0.88 |
>10 mm (large) | 15 (50.0%) | 23 (51.1%) | 0.88 |
Complications | |||
Congestive heart failure (CCF) | 15 (50.0%) | 17 (37.8%) | 0.209 |
Neurological abnormalities | 11 (36.7%) | 8 (17.7%) | 0.11 |
Renal failure | 8 (26.7%) | 12 (26.7%) | 0.79 |
Embolism (digital infarcts, CV stroke, splenic infarcts) | 8 (26.7%) | 10 (22.2%) | 0.86 |
Abscess | |||
Renal abscess | 0 (0.0%) | 3 (6.7%) | 0.39 |
Aortic root abscess | 2 (6.7%) | 1 (2.2%) | 0.72 |
Splenic abscess | 0 (0.0%) | 2 (4.4%) | 0.66 |
Surgery | 2 (6.7%) | 10 (22.2%) | 0.14 |
Death | 12 (40.0%) | 10 (22.2%) | 0.16 |