Criterios Diagnosticos Flashcards
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Major Criteria
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Minor Criteria
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3
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Definite diagnosis
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4
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Possible Diagnosis
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5
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sensitivity and specificity Duke’s criteria
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80% overall
6
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modified Duke criteria are now recommended for diagnostic classification because of
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Recent amendments recognize the role of Q-fever (a worldwide zoonosis caused by Coxiella burnetii), increasing prevalence of staphylococcal infection, and widespread use of TEE
However, it should be kept in mind that these modifications await formal validation and that the original criteria were initially devel- oped to define cases of IE for epidemiological studies and clinical trials.
