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Question 1

Endocarditis

N heart valves:

D/t dental procedure:

Culture -ve endocarditis:

Native valve endocarditis:

Tricuspid valve endocarditis (IV drug use):

Answer 1

N heart valves: S.aureus

D/t dental procedure: Viridans

Culture -ve endocarditis: Coxiella, Bartonella

Native valve endocarditis: » HÁČEK « H.inf, Aggregatibacter/ Actinobacillus, Cardiobacterium, Eikenella, Kingella

Tricuspid valve endocarditis (IV drug use):

Question 2

Gram +ve bacteria component of N colonic + urogenital flora?

Answer 2

Enterococcus

Gram-ve: E.coli

Question 3

Endocarditis in elderly w Hx cystoscopy/ colonoscopy or obstetric procedures d/t which gram +ve bacteria?

Answer 3

Enterococcus