Washington Manual of Medical Therapeutics
Infective Endocarditis in Native or Prosthetic Valves
- Patients at risk or with suspected endocarditis should receive antibiotic therapy after two sets of blood cultures (Class I).1
- These patients should be evaluated for need and timing of surgery: early surgery is recommended (Class I) for those with valve dysfunction causing heart failure, resistant organisms (fungi, staphylococcus), heart block/abscess, persistent infection.
- Surgery is also recommended for relapsing prosthetic valve endocarditis (Class I).1
- Those with large mobile vegetations of the native valve and recurrent emboli can be evaluated for early surgery (Class II).1
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Citation
Bhat, Pavat, et al., editors. "Infective Endocarditis in Native or Prosthetic Valves." Washington Manual of Medical Therapeutics, 35th ed., Wolters Kluwer Health, 2016. The Washington Manual, www.unboundmedicine.com/washingtonmanual/view/Washington-Manual-of-Medical-Therapeutics/602763/all/Infective_Endocarditis_in_Native_or_Prosthetic_Valves.
Infective Endocarditis in Native or Prosthetic Valves. In: Bhat PP, Dretler AA, Gdowski MM, et al, eds. Washington Manual of Medical Therapeutics. Wolters Kluwer Health; 2016. https://www.unboundmedicine.com/washingtonmanual/view/Washington-Manual-of-Medical-Therapeutics/602763/all/Infective_Endocarditis_in_Native_or_Prosthetic_Valves. Accessed June 5, 2023.
Infective Endocarditis in Native or Prosthetic Valves. (2016). In Bhat, P., Dretler, A., Gdowski, M., Ramgopal, R., & Williams, D. (Eds.), Washington Manual of Medical Therapeutics (35th ed.). Wolters Kluwer Health. https://www.unboundmedicine.com/washingtonmanual/view/Washington-Manual-of-Medical-Therapeutics/602763/all/Infective_Endocarditis_in_Native_or_Prosthetic_Valves
Infective Endocarditis in Native or Prosthetic Valves [Internet]. In: Bhat PP, Dretler AA, Gdowski MM, Ramgopal RR, Williams DD, editors. Washington Manual of Medical Therapeutics. Wolters Kluwer Health; 2016. [cited 2023 June 05]. Available from: https://www.unboundmedicine.com/washingtonmanual/view/Washington-Manual-of-Medical-Therapeutics/602763/all/Infective_Endocarditis_in_Native_or_Prosthetic_Valves.
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