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Causes of blood culture negative infective endocarditis

Bartonella spp, Brucella spp, Coxiella burnetii, Chlamydia spp, Tropheryma whipplei,
blood culture negative ... infective endocarditis ... #Causes #differential ... #diagnosis #causes ... #Endocarditis #
Mitral Valve Infective Endocarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram

IE & HIV & CD4<100 - Oh My!! Time for
Mitral Valve Infective ... Endocarditis on ... ultrasound_vcu #MitralValve ... #Infective #Endocarditis ... #clinical #a4c
Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis (BCNIE)
Definition: No etiology found after 3 separate blood cultures remain negative for
Infective Endocarditis ... antimicrobials, clinical ... BCNIE Diagnostic ... #Infective #Endocarditis ... #diagnosis #differential
What's the Dx?
• 29-year-old male 
• Transfer community hospital 
• Hypotension
• Renal failure
• Altered mental status.
Using IV heroin • Negative ... #Clinical #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #PLAX #Infective ... #Endocarditis # ... MitralValve #Vegetation
Negative Contrast Effect in Right Atrium - Differential Diagnosis
1. Small secundum ASD or PFO with left
Negative Contrast ... Diagnosis 1. ... Small secundum ASD ... #clinical #echocardiogram ... #s4c #pocus #bubble
Pyogenic liver abscess in children
Common bacterial causes in children:
 • S.aureus
 • Strep spp
 • Enteric
• Enteric gram negative ... from contiguous focus ... artery (e.g., endocarditis ... children #peds #differential ... #diagnosis #hepatology