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= ''Enterococcus'' bacteremia =

== DENOVA Score ==

* Berge A, Krantz A, Östlund H, Nauclér P, Rasmussen M. [https://doi.org/10.1007/s15010-018-1208-3 The DENOVA score efficiently identifies patients with monomicrobial Enterococcus faecalis bacteremia where echocardiography is not necessary.]. ''Infection''. 2019 Feb;47(1):45-50.
* Determines need for echocardiography
* Components:
** Duration of symptoms (≥7 days)
** Embolization (clinical or radiographic)
** Number of positive cultures ≥2
** Origin of infection unknown
** Valve disease: native valve disease, previous IE, or the presence of a valve prosthesis
** Auscultation of murmur (any)
* A cutoff of ≥3 had sensitivity of 100% and specificity of 85% for endocarditis