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Microorganisms Responsible for Infective Endocarditis

Native valves:
 - Streptococcus viridans 
 - Enterococci 
 - Other streptococci
Responsible for Infective ... Histoplasma) - Culture ... negative #Infective ... Bacteria #Pathogens #Diagnosis ... #Differential #InfectiousDiseases
Listeriosis Summary - Listeria Monocytogenes
Pathogen: Listeria Monocytogenes - Gram-positive rod, Aerobic, facultative anaerobe, motile, beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming
Risk
Diagnosis: ... • Stool culture ... ) • CSF (CNS Infection ... Monocytogenes #diagnosis ... #management #infectiousdiseases
Listeriosis Summary - Listeria Monocytogenes
Pathogen: Listeria Monocytogenes - Gram-positive rod, Aerobic, facultative anaerobe, motile, beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming
Risk
Diagnosis: ... • Stool culture ... ) • CSF (CNS Infection ... Monocytogenes #diagnosis ... #management #infectiousdiseases
Blood Culture Collection Algorithm - Adult Patients with Suspected Systemic Infection 

Pawlowicz et al evidenced based
Suspected Systemic Infection ... source of bacterial infection ... urinary tract infection ... concerned for an infection ... #Management #BloodCultures
My Patient with Infective Endocarditis (IE) Has Negative Blood Cultures
 - Did they receive antibiotics prior
My Patient with Infective ... Negative Blood Cultures ... Ahmed_HBabiker #Infective ... BloodCultures #Diagnosis ... #Management #Algorithm
Duke's Criteria for Infective Endocarditis
Definite IE - Pathologic Criteria:
 • Pathologic lesions - vegetation or intracardiac
Duke's Criteria for Infective ... demonstrated by culture ... evidence of active infection ... Duke #criteria #Infective ... #Endocarditis #diagnosis
Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
for metastatic infection ... • Aggressive management ... metastatic foci of infection ... #criticalcare #diagnosis ... #management
Causes of blood culture negative infective endocarditis

Bartonella spp, Brucella spp, Coxiella burnetii, Chlamydia spp, Tropheryma whipplei,
Causes of blood culture ... negative infective ... #differential #diagnosis ... #causes #culture ... #Endocarditis #InfectiousDiseases
Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis (BCNIE)
Definition: No etiology found after 3 separate blood cultures remain negative for
Blood Culture-Negative ... Infective Endocarditis ... BCNIE Diagnostic ... #Endocarditis #diagnosis ... differential #workup #infectiousdiseases
Coverage of common antibiotics used in the hospital

For empiric coverage, first define the type of infection,
define the type of infection ... then review prior cultures ... Obtain cultures ... ampicillin #management ... #infectiousdisease