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Causes of blood culture negative infective endocarditis

Bartonella spp, Brucella spp, Coxiella burnetii, Chlamydia spp, Tropheryma whipplei,
negative infective ... nutritionally variant ... BCNIE #Causes #differential ... #negative #Endocarditis ... #InfectiousDiseases
Coccidiomycosis - Diagnosis
Diagnosis:
 • Mildly elevated peripheral WBC, Eosinophilia (25%), Elevated ESR, Procalcitonin normal (95%)
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(ElA may be negative ... 7 days to grow culture ... Coccidioidomycosis #cocci #Coccidioides ... #Diagnosis #workup ... #infectiousdiseases
Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis (BCNIE)
Definition: No etiology found after 3 separate blood cultures remain negative for
Blood Culture-Negative ... microbiological techniques Work-up ... nutritionally variant ... Endocarditis #diagnosis #differential ... #workup #infectiousdiseases
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
- Overview and Differential ... Pancreas, Gastric & Ovarian ... aureus, Coagulase-negative ... Negative: • Bartonella ... Diagnosis #cardiology #infectiousdiseases