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Endocarditis Algorithm - Infective vs Noninfective Causes
Noninfective:
 • Malignancy
 • Autoimmune disease
 • Systemic infection
Native Valve
Endocarditis Algorithm - Infective ... vs Noninfective Causes ... disease • Systemic infection ... streptococci • Enterococcus ... #Noninfective #Causes
HACEK is the acronym commonly used to describe and help doctors to remember a group of
which can also cause ... infective endocarditis ... endocarditis is caused ... endocarditis is caused ... Streptococcus sp.), Enterococcus
Microorganisms Responsible for Infective Endocarditis

Native valves:
 - Streptococcus viridans 
 - Enterococci 
 - Other streptococci
Responsible for Infective ... viridans - Enterococci ... Streptococci - Enterococci ... Staphylococcus aureus - Enterococci ... negative #Infective
DENOVA score to predict endocarditis in patients with Enterococcus faecalis bacteremia
 • Duration of symptoms ≥
patients with Enterococcus ... • Origin of infection ... #endocarditis #Enterococcus
Infective Endocarditis - Indications for Surgery - "Fun-HEARTS" Mnemonic

Fungal endocarditis
Heart failure (valve dysfunction)
Enterococcus (VRE) endocarditis
Abscess, annular
Infective Endocarditis ... dysfunction) Enterococcus ... FunHEARTS #Mnemonic #Infective
Mitral Valve Vegetation Echocardiogram
Juicy vegetation on a mitral valve.

31% S. Aureus (IVDUs, IV lines)
17% Strep viridans
11%
Strep viridans 11% enterococci ... #Endocarditis #Infective
Infective endocarditis - etiology and sources of infection. 
 • Native and prosthetic 
valve endocarditis
 •
Infective endocarditis ... and sources of infection ... malignancy #Infective ... Endocarditis #Sources #Causes
Childhood Immunization Schedule: Why we immunize
 • Diphtheria Toxin -> URT inflammation causes pseudomembrane with hardened
cause quadriplegia ... invasion via URT infection ... and hematologic infection ... widespread infection ... > Inflammation causes
Gram Positive Cocci - Bacteria Identification Algorithm
Catalase(+)
 - Coag(+): Staphylococcus aureus
 - Coag(-)
6.5% NaCl(+): Enterococcus ... 6.5% NaCl(-): Non-Enterococcus
Coverage of common antibiotics used in the hospital

For empiric coverage, first define the type of infection,
define the type of infection ... Linezolid Amp-S Enterococcus