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Microorganisms Responsible for Infective Endocarditis

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

Bartonella spp, Brucella spp, Coxiella burnetii, Chlamydia spp, Tropheryma whipplei,
Causes of blood culture ... Tropheryma whipplei, Fungi ... (Aspergillus, Candida ... under BCNIE, these bacteria ... #CNIE #BCNIE #cardiology
Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis (BCNIE)
Definition: No etiology found after 3 separate blood cultures remain negative for
Blood Culture-Negative ... or fungi (grows ... Tropheryma whipplei, Fungi ... (Aspergillus, Candida ... ) and 18S ( fungi
Causes of Myocarditis
Infectious Etiologies:
 • Viral agents: Adenoviruses, Enteroviruses (coxsackievirus), Herpesviruses (human herpesvirus 6, Epstein—Barr virus),
Schistosomiasis • Bacterial ... Treponema pallidum • Fungal ... agents: Aspergillus ... species, Candida ... differential #diagnosis #cardiology
Causes of Myocarditis 
1. Infectious Myocarditis
 • Bacterial - Staphylococcus, Streptococcus, Pneumococcus, Meningococcus, Gonococcus, Salmonella, Corynebacterium
Bacterial - ... Weil disease) • Fungal ... - Aspergillus, ... , Blastomyces, Candida ... differential #diagnosis #cardiology