Number of examinations per episode of suspected endocarditis |
1 | 266 (100%) | 266 (100%) |
2 | 192 (72.2%) | 49 (18.4%) |
3 | 106 (39.8%) | 10 (3.7%) |
4 | 47 (17.7%) | 4 (1.5%) |
5 | 12 (4.5%) | 1 (0.3%) |
6 | 6 (2.2%) | 0 |
Total of examinations | 629 | 330 |
Mean examinations/episode | 2.4 | 1.2 |
Relative to diagnostic category (Duke’s criteria) |
Definite | 363/629 (57.7%) | 183/330 (55.4%) |
Possible | 170/629 (27.0%) | 87/330 (26.4%) |
Rejected | 96/629 (15.3%) | 60/330 (18.2%) |
Diagnostic findings in the first examination | 27/127 (21.2%)* | 87/127 (68.5%)* |
Reclassification after second examination | 26/192 (13.5%) | 23/49 (46.9%) |
Reclassification after third examination | 8/106 (7.5%) | 2/10 (20%) |