Table 1.
Comparison of variables from recent case series of S. bovis infective endocarditis.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | France | France | France | Germany | Italy | Italy | Spain | Spain | Ireland | |
| Study period | 2005–2014 | 1980–1991 | 1987–1992 | 1993–2001 | 1983–1996 | 1990–2003 | 1990–2003 | 1988–2005 | 1997–2008 | 2000–2009 |
| Number of S. bovis IE | 9 | 53 | 32 | 40 | 22 | 22 | 30 | 55 | 16 | 7 |
| % number S. bovis/total IE | 9/201 (4%) | 53/482 (11%) | N/D | 40/206 (19%) | 22/265 (8%) | N/D | 30/199 (15%) | 55/228 (24%) | N/D | N/D |
| Age average (standard deviation) | 56.7 (13.4) | 60.6 (12.2) | 61.3 (5) | 64 (12) | 67 (range 49–76) | 59.5 | 58.6 (12.4) | 66 | 69.5 (11.8) | 70.9 (8.6) |
| Male, n (%) | 7 (77.7%) | 42 (79.2%) | 27 (84%) | 34 (85%) | 12 (54%) | 17 (77.6%) | 17 (77.2%) | 51 (93%) | 9 (56.3%) | 5 (71.4%) |
| Female, n (%) | 2 (22.3) | 11 (20.8%) | 5 (15%) | 6 (15%) | 10 (46%) | 5 (22.4%) | 5 (22.8%) | 4 (7%) | 7 (43.6%) | 2 (28.6%) |
| Site of infection | ||||||||||
| Native mitral valve | 0 (0%) | 6 (11%) | N/D | 7 (17%) | N/D | 3 (13%) | 4 (13%) | 10 (18%) | N/D | 1/7 (14%) |
| Native aortic valve | 6 (66.6%) | 26 (49%) | N/D | 15 (37%) | N/D | 9 (26%) | 8 (27%) | 22 (40%) | N/D | 0 (0%) |
| Native mitro-aortic valves | 2 (22.2%) | 18 (33%) | N/D | N/D | N/D | 7 (40%) | 12 (40%) | 23 (42%) | N/D | 1/7 (14%) |
| Prosthetic valve | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | N/D | 5 (12%) | N/D | 2 (10.0%) | 3 (10%) | 0 (0%) | 10/16 (62.5%) | 3/7 (43%) |
| Tricuspid valve | 0 (0%) | 1 (1.8%) | N/D | 2 (5%) | N/D | 1 (6.7%) | 2 (7%) | 0 (0%) | N/D | 0 (0%) |
| Clinical aspects | ||||||||||
| Heart failure | 1 (11.1%) | 35/53 (66%) | ND | 8/40 (20%) | 7/22 (32%) | ND | 12 (40%) | 15 (27%) | ND | 2 (28.6%) |
| Embolism | 2/6 (33.3%) | 22/53 (42%) | ND | 22 (55%) | 2/22 (9%) | ND | ND | 21 (38%) | 2 (13%) | 0 |
| Surgery | 6 (66.6%) | 41/53 (77%) | ND | 22 (55%) | 16/22 (73%) | ND | 22 (73%) | 19 (29%) | 6 (38%) | 2 (28.6%) |
| Colonoscopy | ||||||||||
| Patients with colonoscopy | 9 (100%) | 40/53 (75%) | 32/32 | 40/40 | ND | 18/22 (82%) | 27/30 (90%) | 46/55 (84%) | 15/16 (94%) | 7 (100%) |
| Patients with positive colonoscopy | 7 (77.7%) | 27 (67%) | 18 (56.2%) | 22 (56%) | ND | 8 (%) | 4 (15%) | 29 (63%) | 14 (93.0%) | 6 (85.7%) |
| In-hospital mortality | 0 (0%) | 4 (7.5%) | N/D | 1 (2%) | ND | ND | 5 (16.7%) | 12 (22%) | 2 (12.5%) | 0 (0%) |
A – present study, adapted from references: B – Ballet et al. (1995); C – Bruno Hoen et al. (1994); D – Pergola et al. (2001); E – Kupferwasser et al. (1998); F – Tripodi et al. (2005); G – Tripodi et al. (2004); H – Corredoira et al. (2008); I – Fernández-Ruiz et al. (2010); J – Fitzmauric et al. (2013).