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1ïžâ£ 2023 ESC IE Guidelines / 2024 AHA Updates
- Outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy (OPAT): stable patients can finish IV antibiotics outpatient
- Oral switch (POET trial 2019, NEJM): after 7-10 d IV stable â oral antibiotics non-inferior â æ¹è® paradigm
- PET-CT with FDG for prosthetic valve IE: increased Duke major criteria sensitivity
2ïžâ£ Endocarditis Prophylaxis
High-risk only (2007 AHA + 2023 update)
- Prosthetic valve / repaired
- Previous IE
- Congenital heart disease (unrepaired cyanotic, repaired with shunt, prosthetic material)
- Heart transplant with valvulopathy
Procedures requiring prophylaxis
- Dental: gingival manipulation, perforation of oral mucosa
- Respiratory: incision/biopsy
- NOT routine for: GI, GU procedures (unless infected tissue)
Antibiotic
- Amoxicillin 2 g PO 30-60 min before procedure
- äžèœ PO: Ampicillin/cefazolin/ceftriaxone IV
- Penicillin allergy: Cephalexin 2g, Azithromycin 500 mg, Doxycycline 100 mg
3ïžâ£ Culture-negative IE Workup
- Special media: HACEK, anaerobes, fungi, mycobacteria
- Serology: Bartonella, Coxiella (Q fever), Brucella, Legionella, Mycoplasma, Chlamydia, Aspergillus precipitins
- PCR on excised valve tissue (16S rRNA)
- Whipple disease (Tropheryma whipplei): PCR
4ïžâ£ 22E æŽæ°
- POET trial paradigm: oral switch (amox + rif or clinda)
- Daptomycin for MRSA IE (high-dose 8-10 mg/kg)
- Ceftaroline alternative for MRSA refractory
- Cefiderocol for MDR pseudomonas IE (rare but possible in IVDU/HCAI)
5ïžâ£ å°ç£ context
- CAIE: S. viridans, S. aureus çºäž»
- HCAIE å¢å : catheter-related, hemodialysis, cardiac devices
- Q fever (S. coxiella): ç§åæ¥è§ž, å± å®°å»
- Brucella: æ²æªæ®ºè乳補å
- TB endocarditis (rare): çµæ ž endemic å; å€ prosthetic, immunocompromised