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Suspected catheter-related bloodstream infection - Management Algorithm
 • Temperature 37.8 C   • Rigors
- Management Algorithm ... • Persistent fever ... (endocarditis, ... #infection #Management ... #Algorithm #CRBSI
My Patient with Infective Endocarditis (IE) Has Negative Blood Cultures
 - Did they receive antibiotics prior
Endocarditis (IE ... therapy - Number one cause ... Fungal (Histoplasma/Aspergillus ... BloodCultures #Diagnosis #Management ... #Algorithm
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
substance use • IV catheter ... Tropheryma Whipplei • Aspergillus ... night sweats, fever ... Substance use: R > L Tricuspid ... #diagnosis #management
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
substance use • IV catheter ... Tropheryma Whipplei • Aspergillus ... night sweats, fever ... substance use: R > L Tricuspid ... Persistent bacteremia/fevers
Invasive Fungal Infection (IFI)

Invasive fungal infections are severe infections in which fungal pathogens invade normally sterile
Invasive Fungal Infection ... (most frequent cause ... bloodstream infections) Aspergillus ... and may include fever ... when feasible Management
Candida Glabrata
Species of Candida Most Commonly Isolated in Bloodstream Infections
 • Symptomatic mucosal infection is detected
Symptomatic mucosal infection ... with invasive catheters ... of endocarditis ... with persistent fever ... #fungemia #management