Bacterial endocarditis (Endocarditis) - High Yeild Topics Fo

by drmurali (Posted Mon Nov 24, 2014 12:59 am)Bacterial endocarditis (Endocarditis) - High Yeild Topics For USMLE, 10 Points You Should Knowis a localized infection of the endocardiumcharacterized by vegetations involving the valve leaflets or walls.It can also be classified as acute (ABE) or subacute (SBE).Infection of healthy valves by high-virulence organismsProduces metastatic fociUsually fatal if not treated within 6 weeksMost common organism is S. aureus (MCQ)Seeding of previously damaged valves (rheumatic heart disease, con-genital valve defects: mitral valve prolapse)caused by low-virulence organismsDoes not produce metastatic fociMost common organism is Streptococcus viridans (MCQ)Mitral valve is most often affected(MCQ)Read more at news4medico dot com/endocarditis/1132 High Yeild Topics for USMLE
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