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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>2444-054X</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Cirugía y cirujanos]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Cir. cir.]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2444-054X</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Academia Mexicana de Cirugía A.C.]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
</journal-meta>
<article-meta>
<article-id>S2444-054X2023000400535</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.24875/ciru.21000666</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Endocarditis infecciosa sin dispositivos intracardiacos ni cardiopatía estructural subyacente]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Infectious endocarditis without intracardiac devices or underlying structural heart disease]]></article-title>
</title-group>
<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Flores-Morales]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Abelardo]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Jacobo-Ruvalcaba]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Andrés]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Acevedo-Meléndez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Ariana C.]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Fernández-Muñoz]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[María J.]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Carmona-Ruiz]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Héctor A.]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Borrayo-Sánchez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Gabriela]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Chaparro-Sánchez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Alberto]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Orihuela-Rodríguez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Óscar]]></given-names>
</name>
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</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social Centro Médico Nacional Siglo XXI Hospital de Especialidades &#8220;Dr. Bernardo Sepúlveda Gutiérrez&#8221;]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ Ciudad de México]]></addr-line>
<country>México</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital General de Zona con Medicina Familiar No. 1 Dr. Alfonso Mejía Schroeder Servicio de Cardiología ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Pachuca Hidalgo]]></addr-line>
<country>México</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social Coordinación de Innovación en Salud ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ Ciudad de México]]></addr-line>
<country>México</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af4">
<institution><![CDATA[,Centro Médico Nacional La Raza Hospital de Infectología Servicio de Infectología]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ Ciudad de México]]></addr-line>
<country>México</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>08</month>
<year>2023</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>08</month>
<year>2023</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>91</volume>
<numero>4</numero>
<fpage>535</fpage>
<lpage>541</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2444-054X2023000400535&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2444-054X2023000400535&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2444-054X2023000400535&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen  Objetivo: Describir aspectos clínicos, microbiológicos y ecocardiográficos de endocarditis en un grupo específico de pacientes sin dispositivos intracardiacos ni cardiopatía estructural subyacente.  Método: Estudio retrospectivo en el que se revisaron expedientes clínicos y reportes ecocardiográficos durante el periodo de 1997 a 2020. Se aplicaron los criterios modificados de Duke. Se describió la muestra por edad, sexo, enfermedad sistémica, vegetaciones y agente microbiológico. Se excluyeron pacientes con cardiopatía estructural o Libman-Sacks. Análisis estadístico: univariado expresado en frecuencias, utilizando medidas de dispersión y tendencia central.  Resultados: Se revisaron 30,000 reportes ecocardiográficos, de los cuales solo 1350 tenían como motivo de envío endocarditis infecciosa, y de estos se seleccionaron 248 casos. La edad promedio fue de 48.1 ± 16.7 años. Hubo 140 hombres (56%) y 108 mujeres (44%). El signo ecocardiográfico más frecuente fue la vegetación, en 278 (93.60%), y la ubicación más común fue mitral (35.55%), con un número mayor de casos en el ventrículo derecho de lo esperado. La enfermedad sistémica más común fue la enfermedad renal, en 135 (41.08%). Se identificó un caso de Streptococcus thoraltensis no reportado previamente en México.  Conclusiones: La presencia de endocarditis infecciosa ha aumentado debido a procedimientos invasivos intrahospitalarios y fármacos. Por su complejidad, los equipos multidisciplinarios son indispensables.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract  Objective: To describe clinical, microbiological and echocardiographic aspects of endocarditis in a specific group of patients without intracardiac devices or underlying structural heart disease.  Method: Retrospective study, clinical records and echocardiographic reports were reviewed during the period 1997 to 2020. Duke&#8217;s modified criteria were applied. Statistical analysis: univariate expressed in frequencies, using measures of dispersion and central tendency.  Results: 30,000 echocardiographic reports were reviewed, only 1350 had infectious endocarditis as a reason for sending, of which 248 cases were selected. The mean age was 48.1 ± 16.7 years. 140 men (56%) and 108 women (44%). The most frequent echocardiographic sign was vegetation, in 278 (93.60%), and most common location was mitral (35.55%), with a higher number of cases in the right ventricle than expected. The most common systemic disease was kidney disease, in 135 (41.08%). A case of Streptococcus thoraltensis not previously reported in Mexico was identified.  Conclusions: The presence of infectious endocarditis has increased due to invasive in-hospital and drug procedures. Due to their complexity, multidisciplinary teams are indispensable.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Endocarditis]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Endocarditis infecciosa]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Vegetación]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Endocarditis]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Infectious endocarditis]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Vegetation]]></kwd>
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