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**Gram-negative bacteria (5%) |
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***[[HACEK group]] |
***[[HACEK group]] |
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− | ***Non-HACEK: particularly [[Pseudomonas aeruginosa]] and [[Escherichia coli]] |
+ | ***[[Infective endocarditis caused by non-HACEK Gram-negative bacilli|Non-HACEK]]: particularly [[Pseudomonas aeruginosa]] and [[Escherichia coli]] |
*'''[[Fungi]]''' |
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**''[[Candidal endocarditis|Candida]]'' |
**''[[Candidal endocarditis|Candida]]'' |
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*[[Culture-negative endocarditis]] |
*[[Culture-negative endocarditis]] |
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**[[Coxiella burnetii]] |
**[[Coxiella burnetii]] |
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− | **[[Bartonella |
+ | **[[Bartonella]] |
− | **[[Brucella |
+ | **[[Brucella]] |
− | **[[Legionella |
+ | **[[Legionella]] |
− | **[[Mycoplasma |
+ | **[[Mycoplasma]] |
**[[Tropheryma whipplei]] |
**[[Tropheryma whipplei]] |
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− | **[[Abiotrophia |
+ | **[[Abiotrophia]] |
**[[Cutibacterium acnes]] |
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**Prosthetic heart valve or implanted device |
**Prosthetic heart valve or implanted device |
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**Congenital heart disease, especially unrepaired cyanotic congenital heart disease |
**Congenital heart disease, especially unrepaired cyanotic congenital heart disease |
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+ | **Valve abnormalities, including acquired valvular dysfunction (e.g. from [[rheumatic heart disease]]), [[hypertrophic cardiomyopathy]], [[bicuspid aortic valve]], and [[mitral valve prolapse]] (especially with valvular regurgitation or thickened leaflets) |
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*Non-cardiac |
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**Intravenous drug use |
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*Based on a combination of clinical exam, laboratory investigations, and ultrasound |
*Based on a combination of clinical exam, laboratory investigations, and ultrasound |
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− | **Refer to [[Modified Duke criteria]] |
+ | **Refer to [[Modified Duke criteria]] or [[ESC 2015 modified criteria for the diagnosis of infective endocarditis]] |
**[[C-reactive protein]] is fairly sensitive, while [[rheumatoid factor]] is fairly specific and decreases with treatment |
**[[C-reactive protein]] is fairly sensitive, while [[rheumatoid factor]] is fairly specific and decreases with treatment |
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*FDG-PET cardiac imaging is a new imaging modality |
*FDG-PET cardiac imaging is a new imaging modality |
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+ | ! colspan="5" |Non-HACEK Gram-negative bacillus |
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+ | | rowspan="2" |NVE/PVE |
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+ | |[[β-lactam]] |
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+ | | rowspan="2" |6 weeks |
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+ | | rowspan="2" |poor data guiding management |
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+ | |± [[aminoglycoside]] or [[fluoroquinolone]] |
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− | ===Indications for Surgery=== |
+ | ===Indications for Early Surgery=== |
*Early valve surgery (that is, before discharge and completion of antibiotics) is recommended in some scenarios |
*Early valve surgery (that is, before discharge and completion of antibiotics) is recommended in some scenarios |
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**Tricuspid valve vegetation >2 cm |
**Tricuspid valve vegetation >2 cm |
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**Recurrent pulmonary emboli despite appropriate antimicrobials |
**Recurrent pulmonary emboli despite appropriate antimicrobials |
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+ | === Early Oral Therapy === |
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+ | * The [https://www.wikijournalclub.org/wiki/POET POET study] showed non-inferiority of early oral antibiotics (after 7 to 10 days of IV antibiotics) compared to traditional IV antibiotics for the treatment of left-sided endocarditis[[CiteRef::iversen2019pa]] |
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+ | ** No patient had [[MRSA]] |
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+ | ** All oral therapies included two antibiotics to which the isolate was susceptible |
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+ | * The regimens in the study were: |
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+ | ** Penicillin-susceptible [[staphylococci]]: ([[amoxicillin]] or [[linezolid]]) plus ([[rifampin]] or [[fusidic acid]]) |
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+ | ** Methicillin-susceptible [[staphylococci]]: ([[dicloxacillin]] or [[linezolid]]) plus ([[rifampin]] or [[fusidic acid]]) |
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+ | ** Methicillin-resistant [[coagulase-negative staphylococci]]: [[linezolid]] plus ([[rifampin]] or [[fusidic acid]]) |
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+ | ** [[Enterococcus faecalis]]: [[amoxicillin]] plus [[rifampin]], or [[linezolid]] plus ([[rifampin]] or [[moxifloxacin]]) |
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+ | ** Penicillin-susceptible [[streptococci]] (MIC <1): [[amoxicillin]] plus [[rifampin]], or [[linezolid]] plus ([[rifampin]] or [[moxifloxacin]]) |
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+ | ** Penicillin-resistant [[streptococci]] (MIC ≥1): [[linezolid]] plus [[rifampin]], or [[moxifloxacin]] plus ([[rifampin]] or [[clindamycin]]) |
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+ | * Doses were: |
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+ | ** [[Amoxicillin]] 1 g p.o. four times daily |
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+ | ** [[Clindamycin]] 600 mg p.o. three times daily |
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+ | ** [[Dicloxacillin]] 1 g p.o. q6h |
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+ | ** [[Fusidic acid]] 750 mg p.o. twice daily |
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+ | ** [[Linezolid]] 600 mg p.o. twice daily |
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+ | ** [[Moxifloxacin]] 400 mg p.o. daily |
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+ | ** [[Rifampin]] 600 mg p.o. twice daily |
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+ | * A retrospective cohort study of people who inject drugs confirmed that these findings are likely generalizable to PWID[[CiteRef::wildenthal2022ou]] |
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+ | ** Details of the regimens are not available, but included primarily [[doxycycline]], [[TMP-SMX]], and [[linezolid]], as well as some beta-lactams, either as monotherapy or as combination therapy |
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+ | * Another cohort study has shown that it can be effectively operationalized[[CiteRef::freling2023re]] |
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+ | ** Indications for step-down to oral therapy, which could take from a few days to a few weeks: |
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+ | *** Clinically stable with no indication for cardiac surgery |
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+ | *** Bacteremia is cleared |
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+ | *** No concern regarding GI absorption |
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+ | *** No psychosocial concerns where IV would be preferable |
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+ | *** An appropriate oral antibiotic was available, based on in vitro susceptibility testing and published clinical data |
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+ | ** Recommended oral antibiotics: |
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+ | *** [[Amoxicillin]] 1 g p.o. every 6 hours |
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+ | *** [[Co-trimoxazole]] 960 mg/4800 mg p.o. total daily dose, divided |
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+ | *** [[Dicloxacillin]] 1 g p.o. q6h |
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+ | *** [[Levofloxacin]] 750 mg p.o. daily |
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+ | *** [[Linezolid]] 600 mg p.o. twice daily |
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+ | *** [[Moxifloxacin]] 400 mg p.o. daily |
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+ | *** [[Rifampin]] 600 mg p.o. daily; preferred as second agent in prosthetic valve endocarditis |
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+ | {| class="wikitable" |
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+ | !Organism |
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+ | !Oral Regimens |
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+ | | rowspan="4" |Penicillin-susceptible streptococci (MIC <= 0.12) |
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+ | |[[amoxicillin]] alone (native valve only) |
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+ | |[[amoxicillin]] + [[rifampin]] |
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+ | |- |
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+ | |[[linezolid]] +/- [[rifampin]] |
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+ | |- |
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+ | |[[moxifloxacin]] + ([[rifampin]] or [[linezolid]]) |
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+ | |- |
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+ | | rowspan="3" |Penicillin-intermediate streptococci (MIC 0.25-1) or enterococci |
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+ | |[[amoxicillin]] + ([[rifampin]] or [[linezolid]]) |
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+ | |- |
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+ | |[[linezolid]] +/- [[rifampin]] |
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+ | |- |
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+ | |[[moxifloxacin]] + [[rifampin]] |
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+ | |- |
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+ | | rowspan="4" |MSSA |
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+ | |[[levofloxacin]] + ([[rifampin]] or [[linezolid]]) |
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+ | |- |
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+ | |[[linezolid]] +/- [[rifampin]] |
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+ | |- |
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+ | |[[co-trimoxazole]] |
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+ | |- |
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+ | |[[dicloxacillin]] + [[rifampin]] |
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+ | |- |
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+ | | rowspan="3" |MRSA and CoNS |
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+ | |[[levofloxacin]] + ([[rifampin]] or [[linezolid]]) |
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+ | |- |
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+ | |[[linezolid]] +/- [[rifampin]] |
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+ | |- |
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+ | |[[co-trimoxazole]] |
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+ | |} |
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==Prevention== |
==Prevention== |
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*Prophylaxis is recommended for high-risk patients who are undergoing higher-risk procedures |
*Prophylaxis is recommended for high-risk patients who are undergoing higher-risk procedures |
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+ | **High-risk patients include: |
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− | *Patient characteristics |
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− | **Prosthetic heart valve |
+ | ***Prosthetic heart valve |
− | **Previous infective endocarditis |
+ | ***Previous infective endocarditis |
− | **Unrepaired cyanotic congenital heart disease, or repaired within the past six months with prosthetic material in situ, or repaired with residual defect and with material in situ |
+ | ***Unrepaired cyanotic congenital heart disease, or repaired within the past six months with prosthetic material in situ, or repaired with residual defect and with material in situ |
− | **Cardiac transplantation with valvulopathy |
+ | ***Cardiac transplantation with valvulopathy |
+ | **High-risk procedures include: |
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− | *Procedures |
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− | **Dental procedures with manipulation of the gingiva or periapical region of teeth, perforation of mucosa |
+ | ***Dental procedures with manipulation of the gingiva or periapical region of teeth, perforation of mucosa |
− | ***This includes professional cleaning procedures |
+ | ****This includes professional cleaning procedures |
− | **Procedures involving incision of respiratory mucosa, including tonsillectomy and bronchoscopic biopsy |
+ | ***Procedures involving incision of respiratory mucosa, including tonsillectomy and bronchoscopic biopsy |
− | **Procedures on infected tissue (skin, bone, joint, etc) |
+ | ***Procedures on infected tissue (skin, bone, joint, etc) |
+ | *Antibiotic options are: |
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− | *Options |
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**[[Amoxicillin]] 2 g PO once, 30-60 minutes prior to procedure |
**[[Amoxicillin]] 2 g PO once, 30-60 minutes prior to procedure |
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**If allergy: [[clindamycin]] 600 mg PO once, 30-60 minutes prior to procedure |
**If allergy: [[clindamycin]] 600 mg PO once, 30-60 minutes prior to procedure |
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* [[Infective Endocarditis in Adults (IDSA 2015)|Infective endocarditis in adults: diagnosis, antimicrobial therapy, and management of complications]]. ''Circulation''. 2015 Oct 13;132(15):1435-86. doi: [https://doi.org/10.1161/CIR.0000000000000296 10.1161/CIR.0000000000000296] |
* [[Infective Endocarditis in Adults (IDSA 2015)|Infective endocarditis in adults: diagnosis, antimicrobial therapy, and management of complications]]. ''Circulation''. 2015 Oct 13;132(15):1435-86. doi: [https://doi.org/10.1161/CIR.0000000000000296 10.1161/CIR.0000000000000296] |
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+ | *2015 ESC Guidelines for the management of infective endocarditis: The Task Force for the Management of Infective Endocarditis of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC). ''European Heart J''. 2015;36(44):3075-3128. doi: [https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehv319 10.1093/eurheartj/ehv319] |
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[[Category:Cardiac infections]] |
[[Category:Cardiac infections]] |
Latest revision as of 13:16, 19 September 2024
Background
- Infection of endocardium, generally involving the heart valves, either prosthetic or native
Microbiology
- Bacteria
- Staphylococcus aureus (most common)
- Viridans group streptococci
- Coagulase-negative staphylococci
- Other streptococci
- Enterococci
- Gram-negative bacteria (5%)
- HACEK group
- Non-HACEK: particularly Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Escherichia coli
- Fungi
- Culture-negative endocarditis
Risk Factors
- Cardiac
- Prior endocarditis
- Prosthetic heart valve or implanted device
- Congenital heart disease, especially unrepaired cyanotic congenital heart disease
- Valve abnormalities, including acquired valvular dysfunction (e.g. from rheumatic heart disease), hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, bicuspid aortic valve, and mitral valve prolapse (especially with valvular regurgitation or thickened leaflets)
- Non-cardiac
- Intravenous drug use
- Indwelling intravenous lines
- Immunosuppression
- Recent dental work or surgical procedure associated with bacteremia
Clinical Manifestations
- In general, symptoms are fever, chills, and malaise in a patient at risk for endocarditis
- Tends to progress rapidly
- May have a new murmur, stroke syndrome, pulmonary embolism, arthralgias
- Specific organisms may be associated with specific risk factors
- Injection drug use: Viridans group streptococci and Pseudomonas aeruginosa
- Colon cancer: Streptococcus gallolyticus subspecies gallolyticus and Clostridium septicum
Subacute Bacterial Endocarditis
- Insidious onset with more pronounced constitutional symptoms progressing over weeks to months
Differential Diagnosis
- Non-infectious causes of endocarditis
- Any cause of fever or consitutional symptoms
Diagnosis
- Based on a combination of clinical exam, laboratory investigations, and ultrasound
- Refer to Modified Duke criteria or ESC 2015 modified criteria for the diagnosis of infective endocarditis
- C-reactive protein is fairly sensitive, while rheumatoid factor is fairly specific and decreases with treatment
- FDG-PET cardiac imaging is a new imaging modality
- Can be useful when TEE and CTA are inconclusive, and may be able to diagnose IE earlier than those other modalities
- May be most helpful in cases of prosthetic valves or other cardiac hardware
- However, it is non-specific, and cannot differentiate between infection and inflammation
- In these cases, a tagged WBC scan with SPECT can be helpful
- False positives with inadequate preparation, or other inflammatory disorders
- Most commonly is patients getting glucose (including in IV therapies) during the fasting period
- False negatives can be from very small lesion, or several weeks of antibiotics (needs to be off fo r2 to 4 weeks)
- To request, should have TEE done beforehand, then fax special access request to Ottawa
- Response within 24-48 hours, with imaging to be done at local PET (St. Joseph's)
- Can be useful when TEE and CTA are inconclusive, and may be able to diagnose IE earlier than those other modalities
Management
- Varies by causative organism and prosthetic vs. native valve
- In patients who are in acute heart failure, may need to consider the sodium content of the antibiotics used
Antimicrobial Selection
Valve | Antibiotic | Dose | Duration | Notes |
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MSSA and other oxacillin-susceptible Staphylococcus | ||||
NVE | oxacillin | 2 g IV q4h | 6 weeks | can treat for 2 weeks in uncomplicated right-sided NVE |
NVE | cefazolin | 2 g IV q8h | 6 weeks | in patients with non-anaphylactoid penicillin allergy |
PVE | oxacillin | 2 g IV q4h | ≥6 weeks | use cefazolin or vancomycin if allergy |
+ rifampin | 300 mg IV/PO q8h | |||
+ gentamicin | 1 mg/kg IV/IM q8h | 2 weeks | ||
MRSA and other oxacillin-resistant Staphylococcus | ||||
NVE | vancomycin | 15 mg/kg IV q12h | 6 weeks | target trough 10-20 μg/mL |
NVE | daptomycin | ≥8 mg/kg/dose | 6 weeks | |
PVE | vancomycin | 15 mg/kg IV q12h | ≥6 weeks | target vancomycin trough of 10-20 μg/mL |
+ rifampin | 300 mg IV/PO q8h | |||
+ gentamicin | 1 mg/kg IV/IM q8h | 2 weeks | ||
Enterococcus susceptible to penicillin and gentamicin | ||||
NVE/PVE | ampicillin | 2 g IV q4h | 4-6 weeks | 4 weeks if symptoms <3 months; 6 weeks if symptoms >3 months or if PVE |
+ gentamicin | 1 mg/kg IV q8h | |||
NVE/PVE | ampicillin | 2 g IV q4h | 6 weeks | alternative regimen if CrCl <50 |
+ ceftriaxone | 2 g IV q12h | |||
Enterococcus susceptible to penicillin and resistant to aminoglycosides | ||||
NVE/PVE | ampicillin | 2 g IV q4h | 6 weeks | |
+ ceftriaxone | 2 g IV q12h | |||
Enterococcus resistant to penicillin and susceptible to vancomycin and aminoglycosides | ||||
NVE/PVE | vancomycin | 15 mg/kg IV q12h | 6 weeks | |
+ gentamicin | 1 mg/kg IV/IM q8h | |||
Enterococcus resistant to penicillin, aminoglycosides, and vancomycin | ||||
NVE/PVE | linezolid | 600 mg IV/PO q12h | >6 weeks | |
NVE/PVE | daptomycin | 10-12 mg/kg IV q24h | >6 weeks | |
Viridans Streptococcus or Streptococcus gallolyticus highly susceptible to penicillin (MIC ≤0.12 μg/mL) | ||||
NVE | penicillin G | 3-4 MU IV q4h | 4 weeks | |
NVE | ceftriaxone | 2 g IV/IM q24h | 4 weeks | |
NVE | penicillin or ceftriaxone | as above | 2 weeks | |
+ gentamicin | 3 mg/kg IV/IM q24h | |||
NVE | vancomycin | 15 mg/kg IV q12h | 4 weeks | use if allergy, target 10-15 μg/mL |
PVE | penicillin G | 6 MU IV q4h | 6 weeks | |
± gentamicin | 3 mg/kg IV/IM q24h | 2 weeks | ||
PVE | ceftriaxone | 2 g IV/IM q24h | 6 weeks | |
± gentamicin | 3 mg/kg IV/IM q24h | 2 weeks | ||
PVE | vancomycin | 15 mg/kg IV q12h | 6 weeks | use if allergy |
Viridans Streptococcus or Streptococcus gallolyticus relatively resistant to penicillin (MIC >0.12 μg/mL) | ||||
NVE | penicillin G | 6 MU IV q4h | 4 weeks | |
+ gentamicin | 3 mg/kg IV/IM q24h | 2 weeks | ||
NVE | vancomycin | 15 mg/kg IV q12h | 4 weeks | use if allergy, target 10-15 μ/mL |
PVE | penicillin G | 6 MU IV q4h | 6 weeks | |
+ gentamicin | 3 mg/kg IV/IM q24h | |||
PVE | ceftriaxone | 2 g IV/IM q24h | 6 weeks | |
+ gentamicin | 3 mg/kg IV/IM q24h | |||
PVE | vancomycin | 15 mg/kg IV q12h | 6 weeks | use if allergy |
Streptococcus pneumoniae | ||||
NVE | penicillin | 3-4 MU IV q4h | 4 weeks | can use high dose if penicillin-resistant but without meningitis |
NVE | cefazolin | 2 g IV q8h | 4 weeks | |
NVE | ceftriaxone | 2 g IV/IM q24h | 4 weeks | |
PVE | penicillin | 3-4 MU IV q4h | 6 weeks | can use high dose if penicillin-resistant but without meningitis |
PVE | cefazolin | 2 g IV q8h | 6 weeks | |
PVE | ceftriaxone | 2 g IV/IM q24h | 6 weeks | |
Streptococcus pyogenes | ||||
NVE | penicillin G | 3-4 MU IV q4h | 4 weeks | can use high dose if penicillin-resistant but without meningitis |
NVE | ceftriaxone | 2 g IV/IM q24h | 4 weeks | |
PVE | penicillin G | 3-4 MU IV q4h | 6 weeks | can use high dose if penicillin-resistant but without meningitis |
PVE | ceftriaxone | 2 g IV/IM q24h | 6 weeks | |
Group B, C, or G Streptococcus | ||||
NVE | penicillin G | 3-4 MU IV q4h | 4 weeks | can use high dose if penicillin-resistant but without meningitis |
± gentamicin | 3 mg/kg IV/IM q24h | 2 weeks | ||
NVE | ceftriaxone | 2 g IV/IM q24h | 4 weeks | |
± gentamicin | 3 mg/kg IV/IM q24h | 2 weeks | ||
PVE | penicillin G | 3-4 MU IV q4h | 6 weeks | can use high dose if penicillin-resistant but without meningitis |
± gentamicin | 3 mg/kg IV/IM q24h | 2 weeks | ||
PVE | ceftriaxone | 2 g IV/IM q24h | 6 weeks | |
± gentamicin | 3 mg/kg IV/IM q24h | 2 weeks | ||
HACEK bacterium | ||||
NVE | ceftriaxone | 2 g IV/IM q24h | 4 weeks | |
PVE | ceftriaxone | 2 g IV/IM q24h | 6 weeks | |
NVE/PVE | ciprofloxacin | 500 mg PO q12h | 6 weeks | |
Non-HACEK Gram-negative bacillus | ||||
NVE/PVE | β-lactam | 6 weeks | poor data guiding management | |
± aminoglycoside or fluoroquinolone |
Indications for Early Surgery
- Early valve surgery (that is, before discharge and completion of antibiotics) is recommended in some scenarios
- Left-sided endocarditis
- Acute heart failure
- Fungal endocarditis
- Highly-resistant organisms
- Heart block, annular or aortic abscess, or perforating valve lesion
- Bacteremia or fever lasting more than 5-7 days despite appropriate antimicrobials
- Severe valvular regurgitation and mobile vegetations >1 cm
- Prosthetic valve endocarditis with recurrent emboli despite appropriate antimicrobials
- Relapsed prosthetic valve endocarditis
- Right-sided endocarditis
- Severe tricuspid valve regurgitation with right heart failure despite medical therapy
- Persistent infection with difficult-to-treat organisms
- Tricuspid valve vegetation >2 cm
- Recurrent pulmonary emboli despite appropriate antimicrobials
Early Oral Therapy
- The POET study showed non-inferiority of early oral antibiotics (after 7 to 10 days of IV antibiotics) compared to traditional IV antibiotics for the treatment of left-sided endocarditis1
- No patient had MRSA
- All oral therapies included two antibiotics to which the isolate was susceptible
- The regimens in the study were:
- Penicillin-susceptible staphylococci: (amoxicillin or linezolid) plus (rifampin or fusidic acid)
- Methicillin-susceptible staphylococci: (dicloxacillin or linezolid) plus (rifampin or fusidic acid)
- Methicillin-resistant coagulase-negative staphylococci: linezolid plus (rifampin or fusidic acid)
- Enterococcus faecalis: amoxicillin plus rifampin, or linezolid plus (rifampin or moxifloxacin)
- Penicillin-susceptible streptococci (MIC <1): amoxicillin plus rifampin, or linezolid plus (rifampin or moxifloxacin)
- Penicillin-resistant streptococci (MIC ≥1): linezolid plus rifampin, or moxifloxacin plus (rifampin or clindamycin)
- Doses were:
- Amoxicillin 1 g p.o. four times daily
- Clindamycin 600 mg p.o. three times daily
- Dicloxacillin 1 g p.o. q6h
- Fusidic acid 750 mg p.o. twice daily
- Linezolid 600 mg p.o. twice daily
- Moxifloxacin 400 mg p.o. daily
- Rifampin 600 mg p.o. twice daily
- A retrospective cohort study of people who inject drugs confirmed that these findings are likely generalizable to PWID2
- Details of the regimens are not available, but included primarily doxycycline, TMP-SMX, and linezolid, as well as some beta-lactams, either as monotherapy or as combination therapy
- Another cohort study has shown that it can be effectively operationalized3
- Indications for step-down to oral therapy, which could take from a few days to a few weeks:
- Clinically stable with no indication for cardiac surgery
- Bacteremia is cleared
- No concern regarding GI absorption
- No psychosocial concerns where IV would be preferable
- An appropriate oral antibiotic was available, based on in vitro susceptibility testing and published clinical data
- Recommended oral antibiotics:
- Amoxicillin 1 g p.o. every 6 hours
- Co-trimoxazole 960 mg/4800 mg p.o. total daily dose, divided
- Dicloxacillin 1 g p.o. q6h
- Levofloxacin 750 mg p.o. daily
- Linezolid 600 mg p.o. twice daily
- Moxifloxacin 400 mg p.o. daily
- Rifampin 600 mg p.o. daily; preferred as second agent in prosthetic valve endocarditis
- Indications for step-down to oral therapy, which could take from a few days to a few weeks:
Organism | Oral Regimens |
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Penicillin-susceptible streptococci (MIC <= 0.12) | amoxicillin alone (native valve only) |
amoxicillin + rifampin | |
linezolid +/- rifampin | |
moxifloxacin + (rifampin or linezolid) | |
Penicillin-intermediate streptococci (MIC 0.25-1) or enterococci | amoxicillin + (rifampin or linezolid) |
linezolid +/- rifampin | |
moxifloxacin + rifampin | |
MSSA | levofloxacin + (rifampin or linezolid) |
linezolid +/- rifampin | |
co-trimoxazole | |
dicloxacillin + rifampin | |
MRSA and CoNS | levofloxacin + (rifampin or linezolid) |
linezolid +/- rifampin | |
co-trimoxazole |
Prevention
- Prophylaxis is recommended for high-risk patients who are undergoing higher-risk procedures
- High-risk patients include:
- Prosthetic heart valve
- Previous infective endocarditis
- Unrepaired cyanotic congenital heart disease, or repaired within the past six months with prosthetic material in situ, or repaired with residual defect and with material in situ
- Cardiac transplantation with valvulopathy
- High-risk procedures include:
- Dental procedures with manipulation of the gingiva or periapical region of teeth, perforation of mucosa
- This includes professional cleaning procedures
- Procedures involving incision of respiratory mucosa, including tonsillectomy and bronchoscopic biopsy
- Procedures on infected tissue (skin, bone, joint, etc)
- Dental procedures with manipulation of the gingiva or periapical region of teeth, perforation of mucosa
- High-risk patients include:
- Antibiotic options are:
- Amoxicillin 2 g PO once, 30-60 minutes prior to procedure
- If allergy: clindamycin 600 mg PO once, 30-60 minutes prior to procedure
Further Reading
- Infective endocarditis in adults: diagnosis, antimicrobial therapy, and management of complications. Circulation. 2015 Oct 13;132(15):1435-86. doi: 10.1161/CIR.0000000000000296
- 2015 ESC Guidelines for the management of infective endocarditis: The Task Force for the Management of Infective Endocarditis of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC). European Heart J. 2015;36(44):3075-3128. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehv319
References
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