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Causes of blood culture negative infective endocarditis

Bartonella spp, Brucella spp, Coxiella burnetii, Chlamydia spp, Tropheryma whipplei,
blood culture negative ... infective endocarditis ... #Causes #differential ... #diagnosis #causes ... #BCNIE #cardiology
Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis (BCNIE)
Definition: No etiology found after 3 separate blood cultures remain negative for
Infective Endocarditis ... BCNIE Diagnostic ... special stains (e.g ... #Infective #Endocarditis ... #diagnosis #differential
Relative Risk of Various Predisoosing Conditions for Infective Endocarditis 
High Risk:
 - Prosthetic valves 
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Relative Risk of ... Conditions for Infective ... Endocarditis ... RiskFactors #Cardiology ... #Diagnosis #Differential
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
• Coagulase-negative ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... Diagnosis? ... ↑ ESR, CRP • EKG ... #cardiology
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
and Differential ... aureus, Coagulase-negative ... ↑ ESR, CRP • EKG ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #cardiology
Pyogenic liver abscess in children
Common bacterial causes in children:
 • S.aureus
 • Strep spp
 • Enteric
• Enteric gram negative ... Hepatic artery (e.g ... ., endocarditis) ... children #peds #differential ... #diagnosis #hepatology