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Microorganisms Responsible for Infective Endocarditis

Native valves:
 - Streptococcus viridans 
 - Enterococci 
 - Other streptococci
Responsible for Infective ... Endocarditis ... negative #Infective ... #Endocarditis # ... #Differential #InfectiousDiseases
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Endocarditis Algorithm - Infective vs Noninfective Causes
Noninfective:
 • Malignancy
 • Autoimmune disease
 • Systemic infection
Native Valve
Endocarditis Algorithm ... - Infective vs ... disease • Systemic infection ... Gram-negative bacilli • Fungi ... #Algorithm #Infective
Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis (BCNIE)
Definition: No etiology found after 3 separate blood cultures remain negative for
Culture-Negative Infective ... • Infection with ... special media) • Infection ... BloodCulture #Negative #Infective ... differential #workup #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 #
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 ... culture #negative #Endocarditis ... #InfectiousDiseases
Duke's Criteria for Infective Endocarditis
Definite IE - Pathologic Criteria:
 • Pathologic lesions - vegetation or intracardiac
Duke's Criteria for Infective ... Endocarditis Definite ... Immunologic phenomena • Micro ... evidence of active infection ... Duke #criteria #Infective
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 ... reaction to blood & infectious ... caseyalbin #endocarditis
HACEK is the acronym commonly used to describe and help doctors to remember a group of
can also cause infective ... endocarditis. ... less than 3% of endocarditis ... More commonly endocarditis ... #Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases