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Microorganisms Responsible for Infective Endocarditis

Native valves:
 - Streptococcus viridans 
 - Enterococci 
 - Other streptococci
Responsible for Infective ... Endocarditis ... #Endocarditis # ... Bacteria #Pathogens ... #Differential #InfectiousDiseases
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Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis (BCNIE)
Definition: No etiology found after 3 separate blood cultures remain negative for
Endocarditis (BCNIE ... or fungi (grows ... ) and 18S ( fungi ... #Endocarditis # ... differential #workup #infectiousdiseases
Transplant Infections Timeline
Pre-transplant:
 • Common bacteria (endogenous): Staphylococci (skin), Gram-negative bacilli (gut)
 • Viruses: HSV (reactivation)
Engraftment:
Transplant Infections ... Pre-transplant: • Common bacteria ... difficile (gut) • Fungi ... #Transplant #Infections ... diagnosis #causes #infectiousdiseases
Causes of blood culture negative infective endocarditis

Bartonella spp, Brucella spp, Coxiella burnetii, Chlamydia spp, Tropheryma whipplei,
culture negative infective ... endocarditis Bartonella ... Tropheryma whipplei, Fungi ... under BCNIE, these bacteria ... #InfectiousDiseases
Infective Endocarditis - Indications for Surgery - "Fun-HEARTS" Mnemonic

Fungal endocarditis
Heart failure (valve dysfunction)
Enterococcus (VRE) endocarditis
Abscess, annular
Infective Endocarditis ... Time, sustained bacteremia ... FunHEARTS #Mnemonic #Infective ... #Endocarditis # ... cardiothoracic #cardiology #infectiousdiseases
HACEK is the acronym commonly used to describe and help doctors to remember a group of
can also cause infective ... endocarditis. ... caused by HACEK bacteria ... More commonly endocarditis ... #Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
Major Brain Complications of Endocarditis
Abscess:
 • May be macro or micro and occur at site of
Complications of Endocarditis ... or micro and occur ... • Arise from infective ... due to direct bacterial ... caseyalbin #endocarditis
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