Microbiological and Clinicoepidemiological Profile of a Series of Patients with Infective Endocarditis at a Center in Eastern Nepal

Table 1

Summary of clinical profiles of IE patients (n = 17).

Variables	Number (%)
Gender
Male	14 (82.4)
Female	3 (17.6)
Clinical features
Fever	16 (94.1)
Murmur	14 (82.4)
Malaise	12 (70.6)
Shortness of breath	11 (64.7)
Clubbing	10 (58.8)
Pallor	9 (52.9)
Arthralgia	8 (47)
Cough	7 (41.2)
History of weight loss	7 (41.2)
Splenomegaly	6 (35.3)
Chest pain	3 (17.6)
Petechiae	2 (11.8)
Seizure	1 (5.9)
Septic emboli	1 (5.9)
Splinter hemorrhage	1 (5.9)
Age groups in years
0–20	1 (5.9)
20–40	7 (41.1)
40–60	6 (35.3)
>60	3 (17.6)
Potential risk factors
Rheumatic heart disease	7 (41.1)
Intravenous drug abuse	4 (23.5)
Cardiomyopathy	2 (11.8)
Bicuspid aortic valve	2 (11.8)
Situs inversus dextrocardia	1 (5.9)
Risk factor unknown	1 (5.9)