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Infective endocarditis (IE)
See also [IDSA: IE Management 2015](/Infectious Diseases/IDSA Guidelines/IE Management 2015/IE Management 2015.md)
Diagnosis
- Infection of heart valves
Organisms
- Staphylococcus aureus
- Viridans group streptococci
- Coagulase-negative staphylococci
- Other streptococci
- Enterococci
- HACEK group
- Fungi
Presentation
- [Modified Duke criteria](Modified Duke criteria.md)
- IVDU: Viridans group streptococci and Pseudomonas aeroginosa
- Colon cancer: Streptococcus bovis and Clostridium septicum
Treatment
- MSSA native valve endocarditis
- Cloxacillin or cefazolin
- OR vanco/dapto
- MSSA prosthetic valve endocarditis
- Clox PLUS rifampin PLUS 2 weeks of gentamicin
- OR vanco/dapto, other things
- 6 weeks
