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Blood Culture Collection Algorithm - Adult Patients with Suspected Systemic Infection 

Pawlowicz et al evidenced based
cultures based on the Shapiro ... who meet SIRS criteria ... tract infection, endocarditis ... #Management #BloodCultures ... #Indications #Criteria
My Patient with Infective Endocarditis (IE) Has Negative Blood Cultures
 - Did they receive antibiotics prior
with Infective Endocarditis ... therapy - Number one cause ... #Infective #Endocarditis ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Algorithm
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
• Coagulase-negative ... Septic Emboli Cause ... -> TEE • Duke Criteria ... Substance use: R > L Tricuspid ... #diagnosis #management
The algorithm below shows how pre-test probability could be combined with various criteria to determine which
probability) and negative ... Reller Criteria ... (~0.5%) and a negative ... HSV PCR would cause ... is proposed: #Management
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
aureus, Coagulase-negative ... Septic emboli cause ... → TEE • Duke Criteria ... Treat underlying cause ... substance use: R > L Tricuspid