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Infective endocarditis - etiology and sources of infection. 
 • Native and prosthetic 
valve endocarditis
 •
Infective endocarditis ... prosthetic valve endocarditis ... #Sources #Causes ... #Bacteria #Etiology ... #Differential #Microbiology
Streptocccus Pneumoniae
Microbiology: Gram Positive, Alpha-hemolytic, Catalase Negative
Epidemiology - 10% adult carriers:
 • Most common cause of:
Streptocccus Pneumoniae Microbiology ... • Most common cause ... media • Important cause ... peritonitis, and endocarditis ... Pneumoniae #strep #microbiology
HACEK is the acronym commonly used to describe and help doctors to remember a group of
which can also cause ... infective endocarditis ... is caused by HACEK ... bacteria. ... is caused by Alpha-haemolytic
Causes of blood culture negative infective endocarditis

Bartonella spp, Brucella spp, Coxiella burnetii, Chlamydia spp, Tropheryma whipplei,
Causes of blood ... negative infective endocarditis ... under BCNIE, these bacteria ... culture #negative #Endocarditis ... InfectiousDiseases #Microbiology
Epidemiological Clues That May be Helpful in Defining the Etiological Diagnosis of Culture-Negative Endocarditis

#Endocarditis #Bacteria #Differential
Epidemiological Clues ... Culture-Negative Endocarditis ... #Endocarditis ... #Bacteria #Differential ... Microorganisms #Clues
My Patient with Infective Endocarditis (IE) Has Negative Blood Cultures
 - Did they receive antibiotics prior
with Infective Endocarditis ... therapy - Number one cause ... have a fastidious bacteria ... this be a non-bacterial ... #Infective #Endocarditis
Infographic of common causes of acute otitis media and resistance mechanisms of these bacteria. 
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Haemophilus
Infographic of common causes ... mechanisms of these bacteria ... PenicillinBindingProtein #Resistance #microbiology
Major Brain Complications of Endocarditis
Abscess:
 • May be macro or micro and occur at site of
Complications of Endocarditis ... due to direct bacterial ... Ischemic stroke caused ... caseyalbin #endocarditis ... #neurological #neurology
Adie's Pupil on Physical Exam

Adie's pupil is a neurological disorder characterized by a tonically dilated pupil
It is caused by ... by a viral or bacterial ... infection which causes ... clinical #video #ophthalmology ... #neurology #syndrome
Janeway Lesion: Flat, painless, erythematous lesions seen on the palm of this patient's hand. While
frequently associated
associated with bacterial ... endocarditis, in ... this case, they ... Janeway #Lesions #Endocarditis