Unusual presentations of infective endocarditis

Marina Leitman; Eli Peleg; Ricardo Krakover; Edgar Sucher; Simha Rosenblath; Ronit Zaidenstein; Zvi Vered

Unusual presentations of infective endocarditis

Marina Leitman^*, Eli Peleg, Ricardo Krakover, Edgar Sucher, Simha Rosenblath, Ronit Zaidenstein, Zvi Vered

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Abstract

In summary, all patients with staphylococcal or gram-positive bacteremia should undergo echocardiographic assessment, while in patients after valve replacement the diagnostic workup should include transesophageal echocardiography. Patients with intracardiac devices and fever should always be evaluated for infective endocarditis, blood cultures should be drawn before antibiotic administration, and transesophageal echocardiography is highly recommended.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	202-203
Number of pages	2
Journal	Israel Medical Association Journal
Volume	7
Issue number	3
State	Published - Mar 2005

Keywords

Abscess
Echocardiography
Infective endocarditis
Pacemaker
Staphylococcus
Vegetation

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