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Microorganisms Responsible for Infective Endocarditis

Native valves:
 - Streptococcus viridans 
 - Enterococci 
 - Other streptococci
for Infective Endocarditis ... Fungi (Candida, Aspergillus ... ) - Culture negative ... #Infective #Endocarditis ... #Differential #InfectiousDiseases
Causes of Culture Negative Abscess - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Consider prior antibiotics as a cause of a
Causes of Culture Negative ... as a cause of a negative ... Sweet's Syndrome, hidradenitis ... AnnKumfer #Culture #Negative ... Differential #Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
Causes of blood culture negative infective endocarditis

Bartonella spp, Brucella spp, Coxiella burnetii, Chlamydia spp, Tropheryma whipplei,
blood culture negative ... infective endocarditis ... whipplei, Fungi (Aspergillus ... #Endocarditis # ... InfectiousDiseases
My Patient with Infective Endocarditis (IE) Has Negative Blood Cultures
 - Did they receive antibiotics prior
with Infective Endocarditis ... (IE) Has Negative ... cause of culture negative ... Fungal (Histoplasma/Aspergillus ... #Infective #Endocarditis
Invasive fungal infections: Morphology, Risk Factors, Disease Characteristics, Diagnostic Tools, First-Line Treatment
Aspergillus, Mucorales, P. Jiroveci, Cryptococcus,
Tools, First-Line Treatment ... Aspergillus, Mucorales ... Fungal #Infections #InfectousDiseases
HACEK is the acronym commonly used to describe and help doctors to remember a group of
fastidious Gram-negative ... cause infective endocarditis ... less than 3% of endocarditis ... More commonly endocarditis ... #Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
Transplant Infections Timeline
Pre-transplant:
 • Common bacteria (endogenous): Staphylococci (skin), Gram-negative bacilli (gut)
 • Viruses: HSV (reactivation)
Engraftment:
Staphylococci (skin), Gram-negative ... Staphylococci (skin), Gram-negative ... (mucosa), Aspergillus ... RSV • Fungi: Aspergillus ... diagnosis #causes #infectiousdiseases
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
Invasive Aspergillus ... Endophthalmitis, Endocarditis ... this morphology Treatment ... Diagnosis #Management #treatment ... #fungal #infectiousdiseases
Table 3. Suggested Empiric Treatment Options for Clinically Suspected Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in Units Where Empiric Methicillin-Resistant
Suggested Empiric Treatment ... Antipseudomonal/Gram-Negative ... Appropriate #Management #InfectiousDiseases
Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis (BCNIE)
Definition: No etiology found after 3 separate blood cultures remain negative for
Blood Culture-Negative ... Infective Endocarditis ... whipplei, Fungi (Aspergillus ... #Infective #Endocarditis ... differential #workup #infectiousdiseases