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Microorganisms Responsible for Infective Endocarditis

Native valves:
 - Streptococcus viridans 
 - Enterococci 
 - Other streptococci
viridans - Enterococci ... Streptococci - Enterococci ... Staphylococcus aureus - Enterococci ... #Endocarditis #Bacteria ... Pathogens #Diagnosis #Differential
Liver Abscess and Mimics - Differential Diagnosis
Most Common: Polymicrobial, E Coli, Klebsiella, Strep/Enterococcus, Staph, Anaerobes
Infectious Differential:
Abscess and Mimics - Differential ... Klebsiella, Strep/Enterococcus ... Anaerobes Infectious Differential ... : - Bacterial: ... Liver #Abscess #Differential
In 80 percent of acute pyelonephritis cases, Escherichia coli is the responsible pathogen in women, although
streptococci, and enterococci ... Pyelonephritis #Bacterial ... #Causes #Differential
Upper Urinary Tract infection (UUTI): Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Predisposing Factors:
 - Immunocompromised, Diabetes,
 - Elderly, Female
surfaces allow bacterial ... Infection (LUTI) -> Bacteria ... LUTI slide) -> Bacteria's ... parenchyma -> Bacterial ... — E. coli E — Enterococcus
Gram Positive Cocci - Bacteria Identification Algorithm
Catalase(+)
 - Coag(+): Staphylococcus aureus
 - Coag(-)
Positive Cocci - Bacteria ... 6.5% NaCl(+): Enterococcus ... 6.5% NaCl(-): Non-Enterococcus ... #microbiology #bacteria
DENOVA score to predict endocarditis in patients with Enterococcus faecalis bacteremia
 • Duration of symptoms ≥
patients with Enterococcus ... faecalis bacteremia ... #endocarditis #Enterococcus ... #faecalis #bacteremia
Lower Urinary Tract Infection: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

- Predisposing Factors:  Immunocompromised state, diabetes, elderly, female
urine, allow for bacterial ... accumulation - Bacterial ... Staphylococcus, Enterococcus ... flow) - Fecal bacteria ... Klebsiella) -> Bacterial
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Pyogenes • Enterococci ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... • Persistent bacteremia
Endocarditis Algorithm - Infective vs Noninfective Causes
Noninfective:
 • Malignancy
 • Autoimmune disease
 • Systemic infection
Native Valve
streptococci • Enterococcus ... epidermidis • Enterococcus ... Streptococcus • Enterococcus ... Noninfective #Causes #Differential
Metabolic Pathways of Purple Urine Bag Syndrome: Adopted from chart originally published in Purple Urine Bag
Bacteria commonly ... Klebsiella pneumoniae, Enterococcus