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My Patient with Infective Endocarditis (IE) Has Negative Blood Cultures
 - Did they receive antibiotics prior
with Infective Endocarditis ... Did they receive antibiotics ... Decreased yield due to antibiotic ... #Infective #Endocarditis ... #Diagnosis #Management
Daptomycin  - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: Lipopeptide antibiotic – forms transmembrane channels and depolarizes cells.
Daptomycin - Antibiotics ... Mechanism: Lipopeptide antibiotic ... No gram negative ... MRSA bacteremia/endocarditis ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics
Microorganisms Responsible for Infective Endocarditis

Native valves:
 - Streptococcus viridans 
 - Enterococci 
 - Other streptococci
for Infective Endocarditis ... epidermidis - Gram-negative ... ) - Culture negative ... #Infective #Endocarditis ... Pathogens #Diagnosis #Differential
Infective endocarditis - etiology and sources of infection. 
 • Native and prosthetic 
valve endocarditis
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Infective endocarditis ... • Native and ... prosthetic valve endocarditis ... for TPN) and antibiotic ... Bacteria #Etiology #Differential
Endocarditis Algorithm - Infective vs Noninfective Causes
Noninfective:
 • Malignancy
 • Autoimmune disease
 • Systemic infection
Native Valve
Endocarditis Algorithm ... HACEK • Culture-negative ... epidermidis • Gram-negative ... amzn.to/2LmUODZ #Endocarditis ... Noninfective #Causes #Differential
Aminoglycosides  - Antibiotics Class Overview

Gentamicin, Tobramycin, Amikacin, Streptomycin -30S inhibitor (all IV)
Spectrum: Extremely efficacious vs.
Aminoglycosides - Antibiotics ... . aerobic Gram negatives ... : serious gram negative ... effect (mainly in endocarditis ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics
Novel Antibiotics Against 
Resistant Gram-negative Bacteria 

- IDagram
@ID_agram

#Novel #Antibiotics #Resistant #GramNegative #Bacteria #Management #Resistance
Novel Antibiotics ... Resistant Gram-negative ... ID_agram #Novel #Antibiotics ... GramNegative #Bacteria #Management
Epidemiological Clues That May be Helpful in Defining the Etiological Diagnosis of Culture-Negative Endocarditis

#Endocarditis #Bacteria #Differential
Diagnosis of Culture-Negative ... Endocarditis ... #Endocarditis #Bacteria ... #Differential #
Suspected catheter-related bloodstream infection - Management Algorithm
 • Temperature 37.8 C   • Rigors
bloodstream infection - Management ... Antibiotic Management ... Management - Complicated ... metastatic infection (endocarditis ... CRBSI #diagnosis #management
Table of Antibiotics for Highly Resistant Gram Negative Infections 

Ceftazidime, Cefepime, Piperacillin/ Tazobactam, Carbapenems, Aztreonam, Aminoglycosides
Table of Antibiotics ... Resistant Gram Negative ... Medicine #Antibiotics ... Pharmacology #Coverage #Management