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Streptocccus Pneumoniae
Microbiology: Gram Positive, Alpha-hemolytic, Catalase Negative
Epidemiology - 10% adult carriers:
 • Most common cause of:
Diagnosis: • Physical ... Urine antigen in bacteremia ... Specificity of 97%) Treatment ... patients with bacteremia ... Duration: PNA 5 days, Bacteremia
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
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
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
Causes of Antibiotic Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Diagnosis:
 • Non-Infectious: Malignant, Autoimmune, Drug-related (NMS, serotonin syndrome,
Bug: Atypical bacteria ... Aggressive: MRSA bacteremia ... Immunocompromise Treatment ... lines, osteo, endocarditis ... • Secondary to Treatment
My Patient with Infective Endocarditis (IE) Has Negative Blood Cultures
 - Did they receive antibiotics prior
with Infective Endocarditis ... have a fastidious bacteria ... this be a non-bacterial ... #Infective #Endocarditis ... BloodCultures #Diagnosis
Complications of Staph Aureus Bacteremia
 • CNS Infections
 • Septic pulmonary embolism (0.9% - 18.8%)
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of Staph Aureus Bacteremia ... ) • Infective endocarditis ... Staph #Aureus #Bacteremia ... Complications #diagnosis
Typical Clinical Presentations of Septic Arthritis by Pathogen and Joint Involvement

#Diagnosis #Septic #Arthritis #Differential #History #Presentation
Involvement #Diagnosis ... Presentation #Pathogen #Bacteria ... #Table
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
Antibiotic classification refers to the categorization of antibiotics based on their chemical structure, mechanism of action,
the growth of bacteria ... synthesizing proteins in bacteria ... pathways that bacteria ... Imagine treatments ... classification #table