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My Patient with Infective Endocarditis (IE) Has Negative Blood Cultures
 - Did they receive antibiotics prior
with Infective Endocarditis ... have a fastidious bacteria ... #Infective #Endocarditis ... BloodCultures #Diagnosis ... #Management #Algorithm
Suspected catheter-related bloodstream infection - Management Algorithm
 • Temperature 37.8 C   • Rigors
infection - Management Algorithm ... Persistent fever and/or bacteremia ... metastatic infection (endocarditis ... infection #Management #Algorithm ... #CRBSI #diagnosis
DENOVA score to predict endocarditis in patients with Enterococcus faecalis bacteremia
 • Duration of symptoms ≥
score to predict endocarditis ... Enterococcus faecalis bacteremia ... DENOVA #score #endocarditis ... Enterococcus #faecalis #bacteremia ... #diagnosis #criteria
Epidemiological Clues That May be Helpful in Defining the Etiological Diagnosis of Culture-Negative Endocarditis

#Endocarditis #Bacteria #Differential
the Etiological Diagnosis ... Culture-Negative Endocarditis ... #Endocarditis ... #Bacteria #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Microorganisms
Infective Endocarditis - Indications for Surgery - "Fun-HEARTS" Mnemonic

Fungal endocarditis
Heart failure (valve dysfunction)
Enterococcus (VRE) endocarditis
Abscess, annular
Infective Endocarditis ... Mnemonic Fungal endocarditis ... Enterococcus (VRE) endocarditis ... Time, sustained bacteremia ... / pSeudomonas endocarditis
Infective endocarditis - etiology and sources of infection. 
 • Native and prosthetic 
valve endocarditis
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Infective endocarditis ... prosthetic valve endocarditis ... #Infective #Endocarditis ... Sources #Causes #Bacteria ... #Microbiology #Diagnosis
Streptocccus Pneumoniae
Microbiology: Gram Positive, Alpha-hemolytic, Catalase Negative
Epidemiology - 10% adult carriers:
 • Most common cause of:
peritonitis, and endocarditis ... Diagnosis: • Physical ... patients with bacteremia ... Meningitis 10-14 days, Endocarditis ... #microbiology #diagnosis
HACEK is the acronym commonly used to describe and help doctors to remember a group of
cause infective endocarditis ... less than 3% of endocarditis ... caused by HACEK bacteria ... More commonly endocarditis ... #Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
Gram Positive Bacteria Overview Identification Algorithm #Diagnosis #Microbiology #GramPositive #Bacteria #Identification #Differential #Algorithm #Catalase #Coagulase #Optichin
Gram Positive Bacteria ... Identification Algorithm ... #Diagnosis #Microbiology ... #GramPositive #Bacteria ... #Differential #Algorithm
Gram Negative Bacteria Overview Identification Algorithm #Diagnosis #Microbiology #GramNegative #Bacteria #Identification #Differential #Algorithm #Oxidase #Lactose #Urease
Gram Negative Bacteria ... Identification Algorithm ... #Diagnosis #Microbiology ... #GramNegative #Bacteria ... #Differential #Algorithm