ie Flashcards
1
Q
most common cause of IE
A
Staph aureus
2
Q
which org is ass with IE and poor oral hygeine
A
strep viridians
3
Q
commonly colonize indwelling lines and are the most cause of endocarditis in patients following prosthetic valve surgery, usually the result of perioperative contamination.
A
staphylococus epidermis
4
Q
Infective endo associated with colorectal ca
A
strep bovis
Streptococcus gallolyticus subtype
5
Q
non infective endo
A
systemic lupus erythematosus (Libman-Sacks)
malignancy: marantic endocarditis
6
Q
culture negative inf endo
A
prior antibiotic therapy
Coxiella burnetii
Bartonella
Brucella
HACEK: Haemophilus, Actinobacillus, Cardiobacterium, Eikenella, Kingella)
