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Infectious Disease • Pulmonology • Cardiology • Critical Care • General Infectious Disease • Endocarditis
Is there a role for repeat surveillance blood cultures in patients with prosthetic valve endocarditis without associated cardiac abscess after a 6 week course of antibiotic treatment without surgical intervention?
Answer from: at Academic Institution
Compared to NVE, PVE is associated with high morbidity and in-hospital mortality (10-30%). Patients with PVIE who are medically managed have either no surgical indication or have surgical contraindications. 2023 ESC guidelines supported repeating the blood cultures within the first week of fini...
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