Endocarditis

Question 1

Patient with previous endocarditis and allergy to penicillin is going to undergo nephrostomy. Prophylaxis.

Answer 1

None!

Question 2

Prototypic lesion of IE

Answer 2

vegetation

Question 3

HACEK organisms

Answer 3

Haemophilus
Aggregatibacter
A actinomccetemcomitans
Cardiobacterium
Eikenella
Kingella

Question 4

Injection use endocarditis affects

Answer 4

trocuspid

Question 5

___% of IE patients have negative blood cultures. Cause?

Answer 5

5-15%

1) prior antibiotic use
2) fastidious organisms

Question 6

MC cause of native valve endocarditis
Community accrued?
Health care associated

Answer 6

1) community= streptococci

2) health care= staph aureus