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Potpourri
100
This is the most sensitive test in which to find vegetations in IE?
What is TEE?
100
True/False. Gentamicin should be added to beta-lactam for treatment of NVE caused by MSSA or MRSA?
What is False?
100
This is the most common genus involved in fungal IE.
What is Candida?
100
Minimum dosing of daptomycin in mg/kg for endocarditis.
What is 6 mg/kg?
100
This is the male:female ratio of prevalence.
What is 3:1?
200
This is one of the 2 major Duke criteria.
What are positive blood cultures or evidence of endocardial involvement on echo?
200
Duration of treatment for uncomplicated left-sided native valve endocarditis caused by MSSA.
What is 6 weeks?
200
This is the second most common genus involved in fungal IE.
What is Aspergillus?
200
Main adverse effect seen when rifampin is added as adjunct therapy for Staphylococcus aureus native valve endocarditis.
What is hepatoxicity?
200
Two major disadvantages for using linezolid therapy for treatment of Enterococcal endocarditis.
What are bacteriostatic activity and side effects with extended duration of treatment?
300
These are non-tender, small erythematous or hemorrhagic macular or nodular lesions on the palms or soles.
What are Janeway lesions?
300
In patients in this IV therapy is problematic, which drug duo is suggested in the guidelines for uncomplicated right-sided MSSA IE in IDU.
What is ciprofloxacin + rifampin? Duration: 4 weeks (IV therapy duration 2 weeks)
300
This is one of the most common organisms associated with IE for patients with a dog or cat exposure.
What are: Bartonella spp Pasteurella spp Capnocytophaga spp
300
While daptomycin should not be used to treat Staphylococcous aureus pneumonia, it has been shown to treat this, caused by right-sided IE.
What is septic pulmonary emboli?
300
Early surgery should be considered for patients with these types of organisms.
What is fungi or highly resistant organisms (VRE or multidrug-resistant gram-negative bacilli)?
400
These types of lesions seen on the hands in IE are painful.
What are Osler Nodes?
400
Duration of therapy for native valve endocarditis for patients with highly penicillin-susceptible Streptococcus pneumoniae.
What is 4 weeks?
400
This is one of the two organisms starting with a "G" that are implicated in patients with poor dental health or dental procedures.
What are: Granulicatella spp Gemella spp
400
These are the two current indications for ceftaroline.
What are MSSA and MRSA skin and soft tissue infections and community-acquired pneumonia caused by MSSA?
400
This is the length of time valve surgery should be delayed in patients following a hemorrhagic stroke.
What is 4 weeks?
500
Pulmonary embolic phenomena strongly suggest this particular valvular lesion.
What is tricuspid?
500
This is the preferred treatment of MSSA IE in patients allergic or intolerant of penicillin.
What is desensitization followed by treatment with nafcillin?
500
This is one of the populations in which Corynebacterium spp are more common.
What are prosthetic valve placement (<1 year or >1 year) and indwelling cardiovascular medical devices?
500
This is the reason clindamycin is not recommended therapy for beta-lactam allergic patients for treatment of MSSA IE.
What is IE relapse?
500
This is the case in which double beta-lactam therapy is considered ok.
What is Enterococcus faecalis resistant to gentamicin or in patients that are unable to tolerate gentamicin?