Related Experiment Video
Updated: Jul 28, 2025

Diagnosis and Surgical Treatment of Human Brucellar Spondylodiscitis
Published on: May 23, 2021
Prevalence of Brucella endocarditis: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Negar Narimisa1,2, Shabnam Razavi1,2, Amin Khoshbayan1,2
1Microbial Biotechnology Research Center Iran University of Medical Science Tehran Iran.
Background:
Endocarditis caused by Brucella infection is one of this infection's complications, including a high mortality rate. However, studies on the prevalence of this complication have been limited to some case reports. This study investigated the prevalence of Brucella endocarditis globally using a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Methods:
PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science databases were searched using appropriate keywords until September 2022. All studies reporting the prevalence of endocarditis in patients with brucellosis were included in this current study. To investigate the pooled prevalence of Brucella endocarditis, random model was used in comprehensive meta-analysis software.
Results:
A total of 25 studies met the inclusion criteria and were included in the systematic review and meta-analysis. The prevalence of Brucella endocarditis was 1.3%, and the death rate was 26.5%. The results did not show a significant difference in the prevalence of this complication in different regions.
Conclusion:
According to this study's results, the prevalence of Brucella endocarditis is low, but it includes a large percentage of the deaths of affected patients. To complete our understanding of this complication and its management, more research should be done to investigate the effect of other factors, such as age and gender.
More Related Videos
07:50A Metadata Extraction Approach for Clinical Case Reports to Enable Advanced Understanding of Biomedical Concepts
Published on: September 20, 2018
15:29Microscopy-based Assays for High-throughput Screening of Host Factors Involved in Brucella Infection of Hela Cells
Published on: August 5, 2016
Related Concept Videos
Endocarditis I: Introduction
Endocarditis III: Medical Management
Endocarditis II: Clinical Features of Infective Endocarditis
Rheumatic Heart Disease II: Clinical Manifestations and Diagnostic Studies
Endocarditis IV: Nursing Management
Myocarditis II: Clinical Features and Diagnostic Tests