antibiotic sensitivities and acquisition (community vs. nosocomial). The ANZSCTS database recorded inpatient mortality (13%) and 30-day re-admission rates (5.7%) for surgically managed patients. Conclusion: Retrospective identification of patients with infective endocarditis can be effectively performed by novel methods utilising searches of existing hospital databases. With the full results of the analysis we aim to provide essential local data on this condition.
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