View source for Enterococcus bacteremia

==Background==

*[[Bacteremia]] caused by an [[Enterococcus]]
*Risk of infective endocarditis of about 17% for [[Enterococcus faecalis]][[CiteRef::Østergaard2019pr]]

==Management==

===DENOVA Score===

*Determines need for echocardiography[[CiteRef::berge2018th]]
*Criteria:
**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

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[[Category:Gram-positive cocci]]
[[Category:Endovascular infections]]