Do you routinely obtain a TEE or vascular imaging in a patient with non-typhoid salmonella bacteremia without persistent bacteremia?
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Infectious Disease · Stanford Health Care
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No. Salmonella bacteremia is quite common, and endocarditis due to gram-negative bacillary bacteremia is extremely rare. If the patient has continuous bacteremia following treatment, both echocardiogram and vascular imaging would be appropriate.
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