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ReviewThe Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy2023

Serratia endocarditis: antimicrobial management strategies and clinical outcomes.

Sunish Shah, Madeline McCrary, Asher J Schranz, Lloyd Clarke, Matthew W Davis, Ashley Marx, Douglas Slain, Bobbi Jo Stoner, Jeffrey Topal, Ryan K Shields

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Review in The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
1.7field-weighted citation impact, top 15% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Newly recognized typical microorganisms in intracardiac prosthetic material-related infective endocarditis: evidence behind their inclusion in the 2023 Duke-ISCVID criteria.European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology · 2026
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  4. Emergence of Infective Endocarditis Due toOpen forum infectious diseases · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 6 institutions in 1 country.

Sunish ShahAntibiotic Management Program, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Falk Medical Building, Suite 3A, Room 317, 3601 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8873-1451
Madeline McCraryDivision of Infectious Diseases, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
Asher J SchranzDivision of Infectious Diseases, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
Lloyd ClarkeAntibiotic Management Program, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Falk Medical Building, Suite 3A, Room 317, 3601 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA.
Matthew W DavisDepartment of Pharmacy, Yale New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT, USA.
Ashley MarxDepartment of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina Medical Center, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5503-2523
Douglas SlainDepartment of Clinical Pharmacy and Division of Infectious Diseases, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4318-7165
Bobbi Jo StonerDepartment of Pharmacy, University of Kentucky Medical Center, Lexington, KY, USA.
Jeffrey TopalDepartment of Pharmacy, Yale New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT, USA.
Ryan K ShieldsAntibiotic Management Program, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Falk Medical Building, Suite 3A, Room 317, 3601 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9794-5665
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · USYale New Haven Hospital · USUniversity of Kentucky · USUniversity of Pittsburgh · USUniversity of Pittsburgh Medical Center · USWest Virginia University · US

Funding

Drug-use associated infective endocarditis: Post-hospitalization outcomes and patient treatment preferencesK23DA049946 · NIDA · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI SCHRANZ, ASHER JACOB · 2020 to 2024
$880k
NIDA NIH HHS K23 DA049946
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesThe incidence of Serratia endocarditis is increasing, yet optimal treatment has not been defined. Our objective was to investigate the outcomes of patients with Serratia endocarditis by treatment strategy.

methodsWe reviewed adult patients with definitive Serratia endocarditis at two independent health systems between July 2001 and April 2023. Combination therapy was defined as receipt of ≥2 in vitro active agents for ≥72 h.

resultsSeventy-five patients were included; 64% (48/75) were male and 85% (64/75) were people who inject drugs. Compared with monotherapy, receipt of combination therapy was associated with lower rates of microbiological failure (0% versus 15%, P = 0.026) and 90 day all-cause mortality (11% versus 31%, P = 0.049). Antimicrobial discontinuation due to an adverse event was more common among patients receiving combination therapy compared with monotherapy (36% versus 8%, P = 0.058).

conclusionsIn the largest series of Serratia endocarditis to date, combination antibiotic treatment was associated with improved outcomes. However, larger, prospective studies are warranted.

Indexed as

EndocarditisSerratiaAdultAnti-Bacterial AgentsCombined Modality TherapyFemaleHumansMaleAnti-Bacterial Agents

Identifiers

PMID37563876
PMCPMC10940736
OpenAlexW4385751783

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