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Microorganisms Responsible for Infective Endocarditis

Native valves:
 - Streptococcus viridans 
 - Enterococci 
 - Other streptococci
Responsible for Infective ... Diphtheroids Prosthetic ... negative #Infective ... #Endocarditis #Bacteria ... #Differential #InfectiousDiseases
Infective endocarditis - etiology and sources of infection. 
 • Native and prosthetic 
valve endocarditis
 •
Infective endocarditis ... and sources of infection ... • Native and prosthetic ... Endocarditis #Sources #Causes ... #Bacteria #Etiology
Endocarditis Algorithm - Infective vs Noninfective Causes
Noninfective:
 • Malignancy
 • Autoimmune disease
 • Systemic infection
Native Valve
vs Noninfective Causes ... Culture-negative Prosthetic ... Gram-negative bacilli • Fungi ... Diphtheroids Prosthetic ... #Noninfective #Causes
Complications of Staph Aureus Bacteremia
 • CNS Infections
 • Septic pulmonary embolism (0.9% - 18.8%)
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of Staph Aureus Bacteremia ... Infections • Septic pulmonary ... (0.9-5.5%) • Infective ... 6% - 24%) - Prosthetic ... Staph #Aureus #Bacteremia
Causes of Hemoptysis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Massive Hemoptysis (>I00 mL in 24 hours)
 • Malignancy
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Causes of Hemoptysis ... Vasculitis Infection ... • Bacterial ... Tuberculosis • Fungal ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Lower Urinary Tract Infections: Complications
 - Infection damages the urinary tract epithelium causing fibroblast proliferation and
Complications - Infection ... Tract Scarring - Infection ... the bladder -> Infection ... to prostate via prostatic ... urea which may cause
Infective Endocarditis - Indications for Surgery - "Fun-HEARTS" Mnemonic

Fungal endocarditis
Heart failure (valve dysfunction)
Enterococcus (VRE) endocarditis
Abscess, annular
Infective Endocarditis ... Fun-HEARTS" Mnemonic Fungal ... Time, sustained bacteremia ... FunHEARTS #Mnemonic #Infective ... cardiothoracic #cardiology #infectiousdiseases
My Patient with Infective Endocarditis (IE) Has Negative Blood Cultures
 - Did they receive antibiotics prior
My Patient with Infective ... therapy - Number one cause ... have a fastidious bacteria ... this be a non-bacterial ... Fungal (Histoplasma
Important causes of diarrhea in people with HIV/AIDS
Severity, chronicity/persistence will depend On CD4 count & sites
Important causes ... count & sites of infection ... 1) Bacteria: ... coli, Shigella, bacterial ... adenovirus 3) Fungal
Causes of blood culture negative infective endocarditis

Bartonella spp, Brucella spp, Coxiella burnetii, Chlamydia spp, Tropheryma whipplei,
Causes of blood ... culture negative infective ... Tropheryma whipplei, Fungi ... under BCNIE, these bacteria ... #Endocarditis #InfectiousDiseases