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Endocarditis - Organisms
#Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases #Endocarditis #HACEK #Typical #Organisms
Endocarditis - Organisms ... InfectiousDiseases #Endocarditis ... HACEK #Typical #Organisms
HACEK is the acronym commonly used to describe and help doctors to remember a group of
cause infective endocarditis ... less than 3% of endocarditis ... More commonly endocarditis ... InfectiousDiseases #HACEK #Organisms ... #Endocarditis
Trichomonas on Urine Microscopy

Trichomonas organisms adjacent to mixed cellular cast containing WBC's, tubular epithelial cells, and
Trichomonas organisms ... patient with AKI and endocarditis
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Endocarditis - Duke Criteria - Major and Minor

MAJOR CRITERIA: 
 - Persistently +ve blood culture for
Endocarditis - Duke ... culture for typical organisms ... criteria #Endocarditis
Trichomonas on Urine Microscopy
Trichomonas organism adjacent to WBC’s and a macrophage - brightfield with SM stain
Microscopy Trichomonas organism ... patient with AKI and endocarditis
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Causes of blood culture negative infective endocarditis

Bartonella spp, Brucella spp, Coxiella burnetii, Chlamydia spp, Tropheryma whipplei,
negative infective endocarditis ... Although HACEK organisms ... culture #negative #Endocarditis
Aminoglycosides  - Antibiotics Class Overview

Gentamicin, Tobramycin, Amikacin, Streptomycin -30S inhibitor (all IV)
Spectrum: Extremely efficacious vs.
gram positive organisms ... effect (mainly in endocarditis
Duke's Criteria for Infective Endocarditis
Definite IE - Pathologic Criteria:
 • Pathologic lesions - vegetation or intracardiac
for Infective Endocarditis ... demonstrating active endocarditis ... infection with organism ... criteria #Infective #Endocarditis
Endocarditis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
What is it? Inflammation of endocardium, typically secondary to infection of
Endocarditis - Diagnosis ... Cx for atypical endocarditis ... organisms - ... MetroHealth_EM #Endocarditis
Capnocytophaga Canimorsus Skin Rash

40 M presents w/ N, V, severe epigastric pain. SHx: smoker, drinks 18
bites: consider organisms ... to meningitis, endocarditis ... infection, because the organism