Table 1.
Clinical data of patients with infective endocarditis in the oral bacteria and excluding oral bacteria groups.
| eOB group (n = 126) | OB group (n = 54) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age range (mean age), years | 6–92 (67.6 ± 17.9) | 20–93 (64.7 ± 18.6) | 0.1653 |
| Sex | 0.5643 | ||
| Male, n (%) | 77 (61.1) | 33 (61.1) | |
| Female, n (%) | 49 (38.9) | 21 (38.9) | |
| Cardiac condition, n (%) | 43 (34.1) | 29 (53.7) | 0.0113 |
| Valvular heart disease, including post-heart valve surgery | 33 | 24 | |
| Pacemaker implanted | 10 | 4 | |
| Ventricular septal defect | 2 | 3 | |
| Previous episode of IE | 2 | 0 | |
| Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy | 0 | 1 | |
| Bicuspid aortic valve | 1 | 0 | |
| Treatment of IE | |||
| Surgical treatment, n (%) | 51 (40.8) | 29 (51.9) | 0.0765 |
| Mortality, n (%) | 13 (10.3) | 0 (0) | 0.0080 |
eOB, excluding oral bacteria; OB, oral bacteria; and IE, infective endocarditis.