Diagnosis, treatment and prevention of infective endocarditis: Turkish consensus report-2019*

• Serap Şimşek-Yavuz,
• Ahmet Rüçhan Akar,
• Sinan Aydoğdu,
• Denef Berzeg Deniz,
• Hakan Demir,
• Tuncay Hazırolan,
• Mehmet Ali Ozatik,
• Necla Özer,
• Murat Sargın,
• Nursen Topçuoğlu,
• Nesrin Turhan,
• Mehmet Birhan Yılmaz,
• Özlem Azap,
• Seniha Başaran,
• Yasemin Çağ,
• Arif Atahan Çağatay,
• Güle Çınar Aydın,
• Sibel Doğan Kaya,
• Lokman Hızmalı,
• Mehmet Emirhan Işık

Affiliations

Serap Şimşek-Yavuz

Turkish Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Infective Endocarditis and Other Cardiovascular Infections Study Grup (Istanbul University, Dr. Siyami Ersek Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Training and Resarch Hospital, Başkent University, İstanbul Medeniyet University, Ankara University, Kartal Koşuyolu High Speciality Training and Research Hospital, Kırşehir Ahi Evran University, Dr. Abdurrahman Yurtaslan Oncology Training and Research Hospital, Bezmiâlem Vakıf University, Mehmet Akif Ersoy Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Training and Resarch Hospital, Ankara City Hospital, Marmara University, Uludağ University, Yozgat Bozok University, Göztepe Training and Research Hospital), İstanbul, Turkey

Ahmet Rüçhan Akar

Turkish Society of Cardiovascular Surgery (Ankara University, Ankara City Hospital, Dr. Siyami Ersek Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Training and Resarch Hospital), İstanbul, Turkey

Sinan Aydoğdu

Turkish Society of Cardiology (Ankara City Hospital, Hacettepe University, Dokuz Eylül University), İstanbul, Turkey

Denef Berzeg Deniz

Turkish Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Infective Endocarditis and Other Cardiovascular Infections Study Grup (Istanbul University, Dr. Siyami Ersek Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Training and Resarch Hospital, Başkent University, İstanbul Medeniyet University, Ankara University, Kartal Koşuyolu High Speciality Training and Research Hospital, Kırşehir Ahi Evran University, Dr. Abdurrahman Yurtaslan Oncology Training and Research Hospital, Bezmiâlem Vakıf University, Mehmet Akif Ersoy Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Training and Resarch Hospital, Ankara City Hospital, Marmara University, Uludağ University, Yozgat Bozok University, Göztepe Training and Research Hospital), İstanbul, Turkey

Hakan Demir

Turkish Society of Nuclear Medicine (Kocaeli University), Ankara, Turkey

Tuncay Hazırolan

Turkish Society of Radiology (Hacettepe University), Ankara, Turkey

Mehmet Ali Ozatik

Turkish Society of Cardiovascular Surgery (Ankara University, Ankara City Hospital, Dr. Siyami Ersek Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Training and Resarch Hospital), İstanbul, Turkey

Necla Özer

Turkish Society of Cardiology (Ankara City Hospital, Hacettepe University, Dokuz Eylül University), İstanbul, Turkey

Murat Sargın

Turkish Society of Cardiovascular Surgery (Ankara University, Ankara City Hospital, Dr. Siyami Ersek Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Training and Resarch Hospital), İstanbul, Turkey

Nursen Topçuoğlu

Turkish Dental Association (İstanbul University), Ankara, Turkey

Nesrin Turhan

Federation of Turkish Pathology Societies, Cardiovascular System Study Group (Ankara City Hospital), Ankara, Turkey

Mehmet Birhan Yılmaz

Turkish Society of Cardiology (Ankara City Hospital, Hacettepe University, Dokuz Eylül University), İstanbul, Turkey

Özlem Azap

Turkish Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Infective Endocarditis and Other Cardiovascular Infections Study Grup (Istanbul University, Dr. Siyami Ersek Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Training and Resarch Hospital, Başkent University, İstanbul Medeniyet University, Ankara University, Kartal Koşuyolu High Speciality Training and Research Hospital, Kırşehir Ahi Evran University, Dr. Abdurrahman Yurtaslan Oncology Training and Research Hospital, Bezmiâlem Vakıf University, Mehmet Akif Ersoy Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Training and Resarch Hospital, Ankara City Hospital, Marmara University, Uludağ University, Yozgat Bozok University, Göztepe Training and Research Hospital), İstanbul, Turkey

Seniha Başaran

Turkish Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Infective Endocarditis and Other Cardiovascular Infections Study Grup (Istanbul University, Dr. Siyami Ersek Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Training and Resarch Hospital, Başkent University, İstanbul Medeniyet University, Ankara University, Kartal Koşuyolu High Speciality Training and Research Hospital, Kırşehir Ahi Evran University, Dr. Abdurrahman Yurtaslan Oncology Training and Research Hospital, Bezmiâlem Vakıf University, Mehmet Akif Ersoy Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Training and Resarch Hospital, Ankara City Hospital, Marmara University, Uludağ University, Yozgat Bozok University, Göztepe Training and Research Hospital), İstanbul, Turkey

Yasemin Çağ

Turkish Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Infective Endocarditis and Other Cardiovascular Infections Study Grup (Istanbul University, Dr. Siyami Ersek Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Training and Resarch Hospital, Başkent University, İstanbul Medeniyet University, Ankara University, Kartal Koşuyolu High Speciality Training and Research Hospital, Kırşehir Ahi Evran University, Dr. Abdurrahman Yurtaslan Oncology Training and Research Hospital, Bezmiâlem Vakıf University, Mehmet Akif Ersoy Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Training and Resarch Hospital, Ankara City Hospital, Marmara University, Uludağ University, Yozgat Bozok University, Göztepe Training and Research Hospital), İstanbul, Turkey

Arif Atahan Çağatay

Turkish Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Infective Endocarditis and Other Cardiovascular Infections Study Grup (Istanbul University, Dr. Siyami Ersek Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Training and Resarch Hospital, Başkent University, İstanbul Medeniyet University, Ankara University, Kartal Koşuyolu High Speciality Training and Research Hospital, Kırşehir Ahi Evran University, Dr. Abdurrahman Yurtaslan Oncology Training and Research Hospital, Bezmiâlem Vakıf University, Mehmet Akif Ersoy Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Training and Resarch Hospital, Ankara City Hospital, Marmara University, Uludağ University, Yozgat Bozok University, Göztepe Training and Research Hospital), İstanbul, Turkey

Güle Çınar Aydın

Turkish Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Infective Endocarditis and Other Cardiovascular Infections Study Grup (Istanbul University, Dr. Siyami Ersek Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Training and Resarch Hospital, Başkent University, İstanbul Medeniyet University, Ankara University, Kartal Koşuyolu High Speciality Training and Research Hospital, Kırşehir Ahi Evran University, Dr. Abdurrahman Yurtaslan Oncology Training and Research Hospital, Bezmiâlem Vakıf University, Mehmet Akif Ersoy Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Training and Resarch Hospital, Ankara City Hospital, Marmara University, Uludağ University, Yozgat Bozok University, Göztepe Training and Research Hospital), İstanbul, Turkey

Sibel Doğan Kaya

Turkish Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Infective Endocarditis and Other Cardiovascular Infections Study Grup (Istanbul University, Dr. Siyami Ersek Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Training and Resarch Hospital, Başkent University, İstanbul Medeniyet University, Ankara University, Kartal Koşuyolu High Speciality Training and Research Hospital, Kırşehir Ahi Evran University, Dr. Abdurrahman Yurtaslan Oncology Training and Research Hospital, Bezmiâlem Vakıf University, Mehmet Akif Ersoy Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Training and Resarch Hospital, Ankara City Hospital, Marmara University, Uludağ University, Yozgat Bozok University, Göztepe Training and Research Hospital), İstanbul, Turkey

Lokman Hızmalı

Turkish Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Infective Endocarditis and Other Cardiovascular Infections Study Grup (Istanbul University, Dr. Siyami Ersek Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Training and Resarch Hospital, Başkent University, İstanbul Medeniyet University, Ankara University, Kartal Koşuyolu High Speciality Training and Research Hospital, Kırşehir Ahi Evran University, Dr. Abdurrahman Yurtaslan Oncology Training and Research Hospital, Bezmiâlem Vakıf University, Mehmet Akif Ersoy Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Training and Resarch Hospital, Ankara City Hospital, Marmara University, Uludağ University, Yozgat Bozok University, Göztepe Training and Research Hospital), İstanbul, Turkey

Mehmet Emirhan Işık

Turkish Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Infective Endocarditis and Other Cardiovascular Infections Study Grup (Istanbul University, Dr. Siyami Ersek Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Training and Resarch Hospital, Başkent University, İstanbul Medeniyet University, Ankara University, Kartal Koşuyolu High Speciality Training and Research Hospital, Kırşehir Ahi Evran University, Dr. Abdurrahman Yurtaslan Oncology Training and Research Hospital, Bezmiâlem Vakıf University, Mehmet Akif Ersoy Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Training and Resarch Hospital, Ankara City Hospital, Marmara University, Uludağ University, Yozgat Bozok University, Göztepe Training and Research Hospital), İstanbul, Turkey