Table 3.

Clinical and LAboratory findings on admission in 2781 patients with definite endocarditis and historical comparisons

Findings	Number (%)
Fever >38°C	2322/2428 (96)
Splinter hemorrhages	213/2655 (8)
Osler's nodes	77/2648 (3)
Janeway lesions	123/2650 (5)
Roth spots	50/2649 (2)
Vascular embolic event	456/2665 (17)
Conjunctival hemorrhage	122/2655 (5)
Splenomegaly	284/2662 (11)
New murmur	1068/2232 (48)
Worsening of old murmur	359/1787 (20)
Elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate	1611/2645 (61)
Elevated C-reactive protein	1632/2650 (62)
Elevated rheumatoid factor	138/2549 (5)
Hematuria	666/2587 (26)