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My Patient with Infective Endocarditis (IE) Has Negative Blood Cultures
 - Did they receive antibiotics prior
have a fastidious bacteria ... this be a non-bacterial ... Fungal (Histoplasma/Aspergillus ... patient a surgical candidate ... Endocarditis #Negative #BloodCultures
Microorganisms Responsible for Infective Endocarditis

Native valves:
 - Streptococcus viridans 
 - Enterococci 
 - Other streptococci
bacilli - Fungi (Candida ... , Aspergillus, Histoplasma ... ) - Culture negative ... #Endocarditis #Bacteria ... Pathogens #Diagnosis #Differential
Causes of blood culture negative infective endocarditis

Bartonella spp, Brucella spp, Coxiella burnetii, Chlamydia spp, Tropheryma whipplei,
Causes of blood culture ... whipplei, Fungi (Aspergillus ... , Candida), Mycoplasma ... under BCNIE, these bacteria ... BCNIE #Causes #differential
Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis (BCNIE)
Definition: No etiology found after 3 separate blood cultures remain negative for
Blood Culture-Negative ... whipplei, Fungi (Aspergillus ... , Candida), Mycoplasma ... ID_fellows #BCNIE #BloodCulture ... Endocarditis #diagnosis #differential
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Hypercoagulable (APLAS ... Tropheryma Whipplei • Aspergillus ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... • Blood cultures ... • Persistent bacteremia
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
- Overview and Differential ... Hypercoagulable (APLAS ... Tropheryma Whipplei • Aspergillus ... • Persistent bacteremia ... #Endocarditis #Differential