Term
| Typical Acute and Subacute endocarditis Organism |
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Definition
Acute: A. aureus, S.pneumoniae, S.pyogenes, Enterococci
Subacute: Viridans, Coag (-) Staph, Group D Strep |
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Term
| Endocarditis-causing species common in IV drug Users and Prostetic Valve replacement |
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Definition
IV: S.aureus, Candida
Prosthetic: S.epidermidis, Candida |
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Term
| Diagnosis of S.epidermidis |
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Definition
| Catalase(+), Coagulase(-), Non-Hemolytic, B-Lactamase |
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Term
| Virulence of S.epidermidis |
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Definition
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Term
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Definition
| Catalase(+), Coagulase(+), B-Hemolytic, B-Lactamase |
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Term
| Diagnosis of Viridans Streptococci |
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Definition
| Catalase(-), Alpha-Hemolytic, Optochin Resistant |
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Term
| Diseases of Viridans streptococci |
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Definition
Dental Caries: S. mutans
Infective Endocarditis: S. sanguis |
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Term
| Treatment of Viridans Infective Endocarditis |
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Definition
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Term
| Morphology of the HACEK organisms |
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Definition
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Term
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Definition
| Haemophillus, Actinobacillus, Cardiobacterium, Eikenella, Kingella |
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Term
| Morphology of Enterococcus |
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Definition
| Gram(+) cocci, Chains,doublets,singlets |
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Term
| Diagnosis of Enterococcus |
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Definition
| Gram(+) cocci, Catalase(-), Bile-esculin(+),6.5% NaCl@45 degrees |
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Term
| Treatment of Enterococcus |
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Definition
Ampicillin or Penicillin w/ Aminoglycoside
If B-lactam Res: Vancomycin |
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Term
| Diseases of Enterococcus faecalis |
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Definition
UTI
Infective Endocarditis
Meningitis,Bacteremia,Abdomen/Pelvic |
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