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Endocarditis - Duke Criteria - Major and Minor

MAJOR CRITERIA: 
 - Persistently +ve blood culture for
Endocarditis - Duke ... Coxiella burnetii infection ... rheumatoid factor - Positive ... blood cultures ... #Major #Minor #Diagnosis
Duke's Criteria for Infective Endocarditis
Definite IE - Pathologic Criteria:
 • Pathologic lesions - vegetation or intracardiac
for Infective Endocarditis ... demonstrating active endocarditis ... evidence of active infection ... febrilepodcast] #Duke ... #diagnosis #major
Stool Cultures - Indications in Diarrhea
Patient Categories to Order Stool Cultures On:
 • Persisting 1 week
IBD, age > 70, pregnant ... outbreak) Few infectious ... causes of acute ... 196 (1.5%) had a positive ... #Indications #diagnosis
Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
for metastatic infection ... Persistent fever, positive ... • Aggressive management ... #criticalcare #diagnosis ... #management
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Infectious: • Pre-existing ... are positive in ... (+): Acute: ... Suspicion -> TEE • Duke ... #diagnosis #management
Listeriosis Summary - Listeria Monocytogenes
Pathogen: Listeria Monocytogenes - Gram-positive rod, Aerobic, facultative anaerobe, motile, beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming
Risk
Monocytogenes - Gram-positive ... • CNS infection ... Diagnosis: ... • Stool culture ... #management #infectiousdiseases
Listeriosis Summary - Listeria Monocytogenes
Pathogen: Listeria Monocytogenes - Gram-positive rod, Aerobic, facultative anaerobe, motile, beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming
Risk
Monocytogenes - Gram-positive ... • CNS infection ... Diagnosis: ... • Stool culture ... #management #infectiousdiseases
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Acute Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Are the following present?
   1.
Evaluation of Acute ... HIV infection or ... positive 2. ... #Diarrhea #management ... algorithm #workup #diagnosis
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
and Differential Diagnosis ... Infectious: • Pre-existing ... are positive in ... Positive: • Acute ... Suspicion → TEE • Duke
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
and Management ... Endophthalmitis, Endocarditis ... AspGM can be also positive ... septated hyphae, acute ... #Management #treatment