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mesh
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12/19/05 - 07:49 PM

most common organisms causing bacterial endocarditis..

in native valves??

prosthetic valves??

intravenous drug abusers...??????????

Geroo
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12/19/05 - 08:08 PM

native valve: strept viridans
prosthetic valve:staph aureus and candida
IV drug abusers:staph aureus

mesh
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12/19/05 - 11:34 PM

i think with prosthetic valves most common cause is staph epidermidis....then comes staph aureus... smiling face

mani
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12/20/05 - 03:42 PM

i think its staph aureus for prothetic valves

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pawan
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01/05/06 - 08:00 AM

native valve endocarditis: acute: staph aurens ;sub-acute:strept viridans

prosthetic: early:staph epidermis, late:strept (mostly viridans)

iv drug abusers:staph aurens

ms_naidu
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01/05/06 - 01:12 PM

native valves- normal valve-staph aureus; damaged- strep viridans(60%) staph aureus(20%)

prosthetic valves- <12mnths after procedure- staph epidermidis; >12mnths strep viridans.

iv drug abusers-tricuspid valve MC- staph aureus; left sided valve- enterococcus .

overall MC organism in IE Strep viridans.

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