[Modern aspects of diagnostics of bacterial endocarditis].

Modern approaches to diagnostics of infective endocarditis (IE) are considered in the article. Possibilities for detection of the disease provided by various diagnostic criteria are analyzed. The authors demonstrate the advantages of improved criteria and present the diagnostic signs of subacute endocarditis in congenital heart diseases, artificial valve IE, and IE in drug addicts. Differential diagnostics issues are covered as well.