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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
The majority of cases of infective endocarditis are due to bacteria.[1] Common causes of infective endocarditis include Streptococcus viridans, Staphylococci, and Enterococcus.[1]
Causes
The three most common organisms responsible for infective endocarditis are Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus viridans group, and coagulase negative Staphylococci. Other Streptococci and Enterococci are also a frequent cause of infective endocarditis. HACEK group of micro-organisms and fungi are seen less frequently.[1][2]
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[3]
- Enterococcus
- HACEK organisms
- Pseudomonas[4]
- Staphylococcus aureus
- Streptococcus bovis
- Streptococcus viridans
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Causes in Alphabetical Order
Epidemiological Clues in Etiological Diagnosis of Culture-Negative Endocarditis[6]
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Infective endocarditis. Wikipedia (2015). URL=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infective_endocarditis#Pathogenesis Accessed on September 21, 2015
- ↑ Murdoch, DR; et al. (9 March 2009). "Clinical presentation, etiology, and outcome of infective endocarditis in the 21st century: the International Collaboration on Endocarditis-Prospective Cohort Study". Archives of Internal Medicine. 169 (5): 463–73. doi:10.1001/archinternmed.2008.603. PMC 3625651. PMID 19273776.
- ↑ 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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