Bacterial endocarditis

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rheumatic endocarditis

Broader Terms

bacterial disease, cardiovascular infection, endocarditis

Facts (generated by robot; please edit if you find it inaccurate)

• The choice of antibiotic therapy for bacterial endocarditis is determined by the identity and antibiotic susceptibility of the infecting organism, the type of cardiac valve involved (native or prosthetic) and characteristics of the patient, such as drug allergies.
• Complications If bacterial endocarditis is not adequately treated, it can be fatal.
• * How is bacterial endocarditis diagnosed? The diagnosis of bacterial endocarditis is based on your symptoms, clinical findings and the results of diagnostic tests: Symptoms of infection (see box), particularly a fever over 100F(38.
• Bacterial endocarditis is a relatively uncommon, life-threatening infection of the endothelial surface of the heart, including the heart valves.
• 2 6 7 Antibiotic prophylaxis against bacterial endocarditis is therefore not necessary.

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