The Unique Clinical Features and Outcome of Infectious Endocarditis and Vertebral Osteomyelitis Co-infection

Patients with vertebral osteomyelitis, in whom infectious endocarditis is not excluded, are at increased risk for adverse neurologic events and mortality. The prompt diagnosis of infectious endocarditis, and associated high-risk features that may benefit from surgical intervention, require early evaluation by transesophageal echocardiography.