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Microorganisms Responsible for Infective Endocarditis

Native valves:
 - Streptococcus viridans 
 - Enterococci 
 - Other streptococci
Responsible for Infective ... Endocarditis ... #Infective ... #Endocarditis #Bacteria ... #Differential #InfectiousDiseases
Infective endocarditis - etiology and sources of infection. 
 • Native and prosthetic 
valve endocarditis
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Infective endocarditis ... and sources of infection ... • Native and ... #Endocarditis # ... #Differential #Microbiology
Causes of blood culture negative infective endocarditis

Bartonella spp, Brucella spp, Coxiella burnetii, Chlamydia spp, Tropheryma whipplei,
blood culture negative ... infective endocarditis ... #Endocarditis # ... InfectiousDiseases ... #Microbiology #
Endocarditis Algorithm - Infective vs Noninfective Causes
Noninfective:
 • Malignancy
 • Autoimmune disease
 • Systemic infection
Native Valve
Endocarditis Algorithm ... - Infective vs ... disease • Systemic infection ... amzn.to/2LmUODZ #Endocarditis ... #Algorithm #Infective
HACEK is the acronym commonly used to describe and help doctors to remember a group of
fastidious Gram-negative ... can also cause infective ... endocarditis. ... More commonly endocarditis ... #Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
Infective Endocarditis - Indications for Surgery - "Fun-HEARTS" Mnemonic

Fungal endocarditis
Heart failure (valve dysfunction)
Enterococcus (VRE) endocarditis
Abscess, annular
Infective Endocarditis ... Mnemonic Fungal endocarditis ... FunHEARTS #Mnemonic #Infective ... #Endocarditis # ... cardiothoracic #cardiology #infectiousdiseases
Infective Endocarditis: Modified Duke Criteria
Clinical Criteria: 
1. Two major criteria 
2. One major and three minor
Infective Endocarditis ... #Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases ... #Endocarditis #
My Patient with Infective Endocarditis (IE) Has Negative Blood Cultures
 - Did they receive antibiotics prior
My Patient with Infective ... Endocarditis (IE ... ) Has Negative Blood ... Ahmed_HBabiker #Infective ... #Endocarditis #
Mitral Valve Infective Endocarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram

IE & HIV & CD4<100 - Oh My!! Time for
Mitral Valve Infective ... Endocarditis on ... POCUS Echocardiogram ... #Endocarditis # ... POCUS #Echocardiogram
Relative Risk of Various Predisoosing Conditions for Infective Endocarditis 
High Risk:
 - Prosthetic valves 
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Relative Risk of ... Conditions for Infective ... Endocarditis ... endocarditis ... #Endocarditis #