Endocarditis causes
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Ahmed Zaghw, M.D. [2] Ogheneochuko Ajari, MB.BS, MS [3]
Overview
Common causes of infective endocarditis include Streptococcus viridans, Staphylococci, and Enterococcus.
Causes
Life Threatening Causes
Life-threatening causes include conditions which may result in death or permanent disability within 24 hours if left untreated.
Common Causes
- Candida albicans
- Clostridium septicum[1]
- Enterococcus
- HACEK organisms
- Pseudomonas[2]
- Staphylococcus aureus
- Streptococcus bovis
- Streptococcus viridans
The predominant pathogens that account for 70% of cases of infective endocarditis include the following three gram-positive cocci:
- Viridans group streptococci, although the incidence is decreasing
- Staphylococcus species incidence is increasing
- Enterococcus species
Causes by Organ System
Causes in Alphabetical Order
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3Epidemiological Clues in Etiological Diagnosis of Culture-Negative Endocarditis[4]
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References
- ↑ Simon S. B. Chew, David Z. Lubowski (2001). "Clostridium septicum and malignancy". Unknown parameter
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- ↑ Mirabelle Kelly, MD (June 7, 2005). "HACEK Group Infections".
- ↑ Baddour, LM.; Wilson, WR.; Bayer, AS.; Fowler, VG.; Bolger, AF.; Levison, ME.; Ferrieri, P.; Gerber, MA.; Tani, LY. (2005). "Infective endocarditis: diagnosis, antimicrobial therapy, and management of complications: a statement for healthcare professionals from the Committee on Rheumatic Fever, Endocarditis, and Kawasaki Disease, Council on Cardiovascular Disease in the Young, and the Councils on Clinical Cardiology, Stroke, and Cardiovascular Surgery and Anesthesia, American Heart Association: endorsed by the Infectious Diseases Society of America". Circulation. 111 (23): e394–434. doi:10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.105.165564. PMID 15956145. Unknown parameter
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