Endocarditis — MCQs

Which organism causes prosthetic valve endocarditis within 60 days of surgery?

What are the essential major blood culture criteria for diagnosing infective endocarditis?

Infective endocarditis is not seen in –

A 28 year old man with 3 weeks of fever presented with tricuspid valve vegetation. What is the MOST common cause of Endocarditis in I.V. drug abusers?

A 6-year-old with congenital heart disease presents with fever, new-onset murmur, and petechiae. Blood cultures are pending, but initial Gram stain shows Gram-positive cocci. What is the most appropriate initial intervention?

Which of the following is not a complication of infective endocarditis?

Vegetations in Libman-Sacks endocarditis are:

Flat vegetations in valve pockets due to deposition on previously normal valve surfaces are characteristic of:

Which among the following is true about non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis (NBTE)?

Vegetations on under surface of cusps are found in: