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Microorganisms Responsible for Infective Endocarditis

Native valves:
 - Streptococcus viridans 
 - Enterococci 
 - Other streptococci
Responsible for Infective ... Endocarditis ... Fungi (Candida, Aspergillus ... #Pathogens #Diagnosis ... #Differential #InfectiousDiseases
#tachenoir #eschar #fever #Rash #rickettsia #rickettsial #parkeri #akari #africae #conorii #orientia #tsutsugamushi #tick #mite 
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Causes of blood culture negative infective endocarditis

Bartonella spp, Brucella spp, Coxiella burnetii, Chlamydia spp, Tropheryma whipplei,
infective endocarditis ... whipplei, Fungi (Aspergillus ... #differential #diagnosis ... InfectiousDiseases ... #Microbiology #
Osler's Nodes in a patient with infective endocarditis

67yo presents with R occipital intraparenchymal hemorrhage (IPH) attributed
a patient with infective ... develops fever and ID ... What’s your ddx? ... TTE negative but ... confirming our working diagnosis
ID Approach to Fever and Rash - Diagnostic Algorithm
Central Maculopapular (most common):
Measles, Parvovirus 819 / EBV,
ID Approach to Fever ... and Rash - Diagnostic ... , Mycoplasma), Infective ... endocarditis, Drug ... Algorithm #Schema #InfectiousDiseases
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
Rhinosinusitis, CNS infection ... Endophthalmitis, Endocarditis ... , Disseminated infection ... angle branching • Ddx ... treatment #fungal #infectiousdiseases
Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis (BCNIE)
Definition: No etiology found after 3 separate blood cultures remain negative for
Infective Endocarditis ... whipplei, Fungi (Aspergillus ... BCNIE Diagnostic ... #Infective #Endocarditis ... #workup #infectiousdiseases
CAPD-associated peritonitis (Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis) - 5 Things To Know
Diagnosis (Two of the following):
(1) Clinical
Things To Know Diagnosis ... Microbiology: • ... Conncomitant catheter infection ... Washington University ID ... #Management #InfectiousDiseases
Co-occurrence of Lung-Brain Infections
When we hear a patient w/ co-occurrence of lung-brain infection, Nocardia seems to
of lung-brain infection ... thought, but the Ddx ... Tuberculosis • Endocarditis ... Washington University ID ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Capnocytophaga Canimorsus Skin Rash

40 M presents w/ N, V, severe epigastric pain. SHx: smoker, drinks 18
Dx? ... fastidious gram-negative ... to meningitis, endocarditis ... the key to the diagnosis ... C. canimorsus infection