Microorganisms Responsible for Infective Endocarditis

Native valves:
 - Streptococcus viridans 
 - Enterococci 
 - Other streptococci 
 - Staphylococcus aureus 
 - Staphylococcus epidermidis 
 - Gram-negative bacilli 
 - Fungi (Candida, Aspergillus, Histoplasma) 
 - Culture negative bacilli

In Narcotic Addicts:
 - Staphylococcus aureus 
 - Staphylococcus epidermidis 
 - Streptococci 
 - Enterococci 
 - Gram-negative bacilli 
 - Fungi 
 - Diphtheroids 

Prosthetic valves: 
 - Staphylococcus epidermidis 
 - Streptococcus viridans 
 - Staphylococcus aureus 
 - Enterococci 
 - Other streptococci 
 - Culture negative 

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