Comparison of Echocardiographic Features of Patients With Infective Endocarditis in Hiv-Positive Tuberculosis Patients and Hiv-Negative Tuberculosis Patients

Abstract

BACKGROUNDInfective endocarditis (IE) is an infection of the endocardial surface of the heart structures, and is caused by the microbial bacterial organisms and fungal infection that occurs as a result of colonisation of the endothelium by microorganisms. The following study intended to evaluate the echocardiographic features of infective endocarditis on immunocompromised patients.