Deşi în tratamentul chirurgical şi antibacterial, au fost obţinute rezultate considerabile incidenţa endocarditei infecţioase rămâne a fi în creştere. Evoluţia progresivă a rezistenţei antibacteriale înaintează cerinţe noi în tratamentul acestei patologii severe. Recomandările, din această lucrare sunt bazate pe standarde internaţionale de ultima oră şi pot fi aplicate de medici în diagnosticarea, tratamentul medicamentos şi chirurgical al endocarditei infecţioase.

Despite advances in medical, surgical, and critical care interventions, infective endocarditis remains a disease that is associated with considerable morbidity and mortality. The continuing evolution of antimicrobial resistance among common pathogens that cause infective endocarditis creates additional therapeutic issues for physicians to manage in this potentially life-threatening illness. The recommendations outlined in this work, based on the last updates, should assist physicians in all aspects of patient care in the diagnosis, medical and surgical treatment, and follow-up of infective endocarditis, as well as management of associated complications.