JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association
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Multicenter Study
Staphylococcus aureus endocarditis: a consequence of medical progress.
The global significance of infective endocarditis (IE) caused by Staphylococcus aureus is unknown. ⋯ S aureus is the leading cause of IE in many regions of the world. Characteristics of patients with S aureus IE vary significantly by region. Further studies are required to determine the causes of regional variation.