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Microorganisms Responsible for Infective Endocarditis

Native valves:
 - Streptococcus viridans 
 - Enterococci 
 - Other streptococci
Responsible for Infective ... ) - Culture negative ... #Infective ... Pathogens #Diagnosis #Differential ... #InfectiousDiseases
Endocarditis Algorithm - Infective vs Noninfective Causes
Noninfective:
 • Malignancy
 • Autoimmune disease
 • Systemic infection
Native Valve
Endocarditis Algorithm - Infective ... disease • Systemic infection ... HACEK • Culture-negative ... epidermidis • Gram-negative ... Noninfective #Causes #Differential
Causes of blood culture negative infective endocarditis

Bartonella spp, Brucella spp, Coxiella burnetii, Chlamydia spp, Tropheryma whipplei,
blood culture negative ... infective endocarditis ... BCNIE #Causes #differential ... #Endocarditis #InfectiousDiseases ... #CNIE #BCNIE #cardiology
Mitral Valve Infective Endocarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram

IE & HIV & CD4<100 - Oh My!! Time for
Mitral Valve Infective ... #MitralValve #Infective ... Echocardiogram #clinical #a4c ... #cardiology
Infective endocarditis - etiology and sources of infection. 
 • Native and prosthetic 
valve endocarditis
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Infective endocarditis ... and sources of infection ... • Native and ... malignancy #Infective ... Bacteria #Etiology #Differential
Infective Endocarditis - Indications for Surgery - "Fun-HEARTS" Mnemonic

Fungal endocarditis
Heart failure (valve dysfunction)
Enterococcus (VRE) endocarditis
Abscess, annular
Infective Endocarditis ... FunHEARTS #Mnemonic #Infective ... cardiothoracic #cardiology ... #infectiousdiseases
Relative Risk of Various Predisoosing Conditions for Infective Endocarditis 
High Risk:
 - Prosthetic valves 
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Relative Risk of ... Conditions for Infective ... - Previous infective ... #RiskFactors #Cardiology ... #Diagnosis #Differential
HACEK is the acronym commonly used to describe and help doctors to remember a group of
fastidious Gram-negative ... can also cause infective ... #Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
Ever had a #traveler come in to your clinic with #fever and you were not sure
not sure what #infection ... to narrow your differential ... to narrow your differentials ... #differentials # ... diagnosis #medicine #infectiousdisease
Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis (BCNIE)
Definition: No etiology found after 3 separate blood cultures remain negative for
Blood Culture-Negative ... cultures remain negative ... #BloodCulture #Negative ... #diagnosis #differential ... #workup #infectiousdiseases