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Infective endocarditis - etiology and sources of infection. 
 • Native and prosthetic 
valve endocarditis
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Infective endocarditis ... prosthetic valve endocarditis ... Sources #Causes #Bacteria ... #Etiology #Differential ... #Microbiology #
Streptocccus Pneumoniae
Microbiology: Gram Positive, Alpha-hemolytic, Catalase Negative
Epidemiology - 10% adult carriers:
 • Most common cause of:
Streptocccus Pneumoniae Microbiology ... peritonitis, and endocarditis ... Meningitis 10-14 days, Endocarditis ... Pneumoniae #strep #microbiology ... #diagnosis #management
Gram Positive Bacteria Overview Identification Algorithm #Diagnosis #Microbiology #GramPositive #Bacteria #Identification #Differential #Algorithm #Catalase #Coagulase #Optichin
Gram Positive Bacteria ... Algorithm #Diagnosis #Microbiology ... #GramPositive #Bacteria ... Identification #Differential
Gram Negative Bacteria Overview Identification Algorithm #Diagnosis #Microbiology #GramNegative #Bacteria #Identification #Differential #Algorithm #Oxidase #Lactose #Urease
Gram Negative Bacteria ... Algorithm #Diagnosis #Microbiology ... #GramNegative #Bacteria ... Identification #Differential
Algorithm demonstrating identification of aerobic gram negative bacteria #Diagnosis #Microbiology #GramNegative #Bacteria #Identification #Differential #Algorithm #Lactose
gram negative bacteria ... #Diagnosis #Microbiology ... #GramNegative #Bacteria ... Identification #Differential
Algorithm demonstrating identification of aerobic gram positive bacteria #Diagnosis #Microbiology #GramPositive #Bacteria #Identification #Differential #Algorithm #Coagulase
gram positive bacteria ... #Diagnosis #Microbiology ... #GramPositive #Bacteria ... Identification #Differential
Epidemiological Clues That May be Helpful in Defining the Etiological Diagnosis of Culture-Negative Endocarditis

#Endocarditis #Bacteria #Differential
Culture-Negative Endocarditis ... #Endocarditis ... #Bacteria #Differential
Causes of blood culture negative infective endocarditis

Bartonella spp, Brucella spp, Coxiella burnetii, Chlamydia spp, Tropheryma whipplei,
negative infective endocarditis ... under BCNIE, these bacteria ... BCNIE #Causes #differential ... culture #negative #Endocarditis ... InfectiousDiseases #Microbiology
SPICE (SPACE) Organisms
 - Colloquial acronym for gram-negative bacteria that have inducible, chromosomal beta-lactamase genes known
gram-negative bacteria ... include: • Serratia ... #Diagnosis #Microbiology ... #SPICE #SPACE #Bacteria
My Patient with Infective Endocarditis (IE) Has Negative Blood Cultures
 - Did they receive antibiotics prior
with Infective Endocarditis ... have a fastidious bacteria ... this be a non-bacterial ... #Infective #Endocarditis ... BloodCultures #Diagnosis #Management