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what 2 things do you need for IE to occur?
- trauma or turbulent flow at heart valve - plt/fibrin deposition
- bacteraemia - adhere and make veg
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what are symptoms of IE?
- if acute: high fever, rigor, embolic eg weakness due to stroke
- indolent: malaise, fatigue, low grade persistent fever
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what are signs of IE?
- vascular: mycotic aneurysm or stroke (embolus)
- immune: haematuria, oslers, janeway, roth, splinter,
- fever
- anaemia
- spleen enlarged
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what is the main Ix needed?
- 3 sets of blood cultures in first 24 hours
- from separate venepunctures
- incubate for at least 3 weeks, tell lab
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name the major criteria in dukes
- 1. evidence of infection: => 2 +blood cultures or serology for coxiella burnetti
- 2. evidence of endocardial involvement: new murmur or echo see veg
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name 5 minor criteria groups in dukes
- 1. predisposing factors: IVDU, prosthetic valve, previous IE, valvular damage
- 2. vascular phenomena: embolus or mycotic aneurysm
- 3. immune/vacsulitis: osler, roth, GN, Rh F
- 4. fever
- 5. single positive blood culture or serology showing active infection
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how do you diagnose IE?
- dukes criteria
- 2 major or
- 1 major + 3 minor or
- 5 minor
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which valve is mostly affected in IE and what is exception?
- mitral valve
- ivdu tricuspid as inject in veins - R side heart
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which organisms cause acute IE?
- staph aureus
- ivdu (tricuspid valve)
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which organisms cause indolent presentation of IE? name
- viridans strep
- s. mutans, mitis, sanguis
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which organisms cause prosthetic valve IE?
- CNS
- staph epidermis (skin commensal)
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what gram stain is HACEK?
Gram -ve
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name 3 culture negative organisms causing IE and 1 other cause of culture -ve
- coxiella burnetti
- chlamydia psittaci/trachomatis
- brucella
- previous anti-microbial therapy
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what are LOCAL complications of IE?
- heart failure
- conduction defect
- pericarditis
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what are SYSTEMIC complications of IE?
- spleen
- kidney - GN
- liver
- vessels: mycotic aneurysm eg cerebral aneurysm
- CNS: stroke due to embolus
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what does empirical Rx for IE depend on?
presentation
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what is empirical Rx of IE for acute presentation?
- flucloxacillin 2g 4-6hourly iv
- and
- gentamicin 1mg/kg tds iv
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what is empirical Rx of IE for indolent presentation?
- penicillin 1.2g 4hrly iv or amoxicillin 2g 6hrly iv (will cover enterococcus)
- and
- gentamicin 1mg/kg tds iv
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what is empirical Rx of IE for penicillin allergy?
- vancomycin 1g bd iv
- and rifampicin 300-600mg bd PO
- gentamicin 1mg/kg tds iv
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what is empirical Rx of IE for intra cardiac prosthesis?
- vancomycin 1g bd iv
- and rifampicin 300-600mg bd PO
- gentamicin 1mg/kg tds iv
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what is empirical Rx of IE for MRSA?
- vancomycin 1g bd iv
- and rifampicin 300-600mg bd PO
- gentamicin 1mg/kg tds iv
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what is Rx for MSSA IE and duration
- flucloxacillin 2g 4-6hourly iv
- 4 weeks
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what is Rx for MRSA or pen allergy IE and duration?
- vancomycin 1g bd iv and
- rifampicin 300-600mg bd / gentamicin 1mg/kg tds / sodium fusidate 500mg tds PO
- 4 weeks
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what is Rx for intracardiac prosthesis IE and duration? think about biofilms!!
- same as MRSA but can use fluclox or vanc
- need 6 weeks at least
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what does strep IE depend on?
MIC
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if MIC <0.1 and no abscess or extra cardiac focus then how treat strep IE? and duration
- penicillin 1.2g 4hourly iv
- and gentamicin 1mg/kg tds
- 2 weeks
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if MIC 0.1-0.5 how treat strep IE?
- penicillin 1.2g 4hourly iv
- and gentamicin 1mg/kg tds
- 2 weeks
- and further 2 weeks of penicillin 1.2g 4hrly iv
- so in total 4 week Rx
- OR: 4 weeks of penicillin 2.4g 4hrly for 4 weeks
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how do you treat enterococi IE? and if pen resistance?
- amoxicllin
- if pen res give vancomycin
- and
- gentamicin
- 4 weeks
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how treat HACEK IE?
ceftriaxone
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what are 2 main SE of gentamicin
- ototoxicity
- nephrotoxicity
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how do you monitor someone on gentamicin think of 2 main aspects
- monitor renal function
- monitor gentamicin levels - start with 3rd dose
- TROUGH: just before dose - keep < 1mg/L
- PEAK: 1 hr after dose - keep 3-5mg/L
- measure twice weekly if stable
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what monitoring do you have to do with vancomycin?
- nephrotoxic
- measure levels
- TROUGH: 10-15mg/L
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what are indications for surgery in IE?
- heart failure
- perivalvular invasive disease
- uncontrolled infection despite max abx - pseudomonas, brucella, candida, coxiella
- prosthetic valve
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rank order of mortality: staph, G-ve rods, strep, candida from best to worst and give average%
- strep 4-16%
- staph 25-47%
- G-ve rod and candida > 50%
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what is overall mortality in IE?
20-25%
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what is cause of mortality in IE?
- CNS embolic events
- haemodynamic events
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what is difference in mortally in R sided IE in IVDU?
10% mortality
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which patients may benefit from 6 months treatment?
if had symptoms for more than 3 months
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