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Causes of blood culture negative infective endocarditis

Bartonella spp, Brucella spp, Coxiella burnetii, Chlamydia spp, Tropheryma whipplei,
negative infective ... Tropheryma whipplei, Fungi ... (Aspergillus, Candida ... , these bacteria ... #BCNIE #cardiology
Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis (BCNIE)
Definition: No etiology found after 3 separate blood cultures remain negative for
or fungi (grows ... Tropheryma whipplei, Fungi ... (Aspergillus, Candida ... ) and 18S ( fungi ... #BloodCulture #
My Patient with Infective Endocarditis (IE) Has Negative Blood Cultures
 - Did they receive antibiotics prior
My Patient with Infective ... 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
Responsible for Infective ... (Candida, Aspergillus ... Histoplasma) - Culture ... negative #Infective ... #Endocarditis #Bacteria