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Bacterial endocarditis

Bacterial endocarditis

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Is a type of:

Bacterial infections • Heart diseases

How long it usually lasts:

Medium-term (lasts weeks to months)

How common it is:

Common

Body locations

Chest

Symptoms

Back pain
Chest pain
Joint aches
Weakness
Fever
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Medications

Ratings show how effective doctors think these medications are at treating Bacterial endocarditis
Linezolid
4
5 reviews
Nafcillin
3
1 review
Ceftriaxone
Antibiotic
Cipro
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Procedures

Ratings show how effective doctors think these procedures are at treating Bacterial endocarditis

Surgery

Surgery

Other treatments

Supportive care

Tests

Complement levels
Erythrocyte sedimentation rate
Rheumatoid factor
Blood culture
Urinalysis
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Risk factors

Personal

Injection drug use

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how is bacterial endocarditis treated?

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What is the treatment for bacterial endocarditis?

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What is the definition or description of: Bacterial endocarditis?

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What is subacute bacterial endocarditis?

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How serious is bacterial endocarditis after delivery?

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How serious is a bacterial endocarditis after dental work?

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What's the chance of having Bacterial endocarditis if I have fever?

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A 46-year old asked:

Please tell me the difference between pericarditis and bacterial endocarditis?

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A 34-year old asked:

Can i get sbe(subacute bacterial endocarditis) from a person by sharing his /her glass?

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A 30-year old asked:

Why does bacterial endocarditis usually attack the mitral valve and not the others?

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After a bout with bacterial endocarditis, what hurts the heart valves?

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Questions about acute bacterial endocarditis prophylaxis for wisdom teeth?

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Why does subacute bacterial endocarditis may give embolic manifestation but not in acute rheumatic fever?

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A 33-year old male asked:

If your troponin level is normal,does it mean that your heart valve is allright & not infected by bacterial endocarditis?TY

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A 47-year old male asked:

Bacterial Endocarditis 27 years ago/ Clindamycin last Friday/ Sciatic nerve pain now . Any connection? This pain hurts!

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A member asked:

I have shortness of breath, dizziness , low blood pressure, and have had endocarditis from a bacteria infection I got when I had 5 teeth pulled., and heart palaptaions ...what could be wrong

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Who is at risk for endocarditis?

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Canendocarditisbe asymptomatic?

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What kind of infection is infective endocarditis?

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Splinter Haemhorrages, endocarditis be only cause?

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What streptococcus causes infective endocarditis?

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Will endocarditis complicate my pregnancy?

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Are vascular conditions a common complication of endocarditis?

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What type of fever we have when there is infective endocarditis ?

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A 25-year old female asked about a 817-year old female:

What is the difference between endocarditis, myocarditis, and pericarditis?

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A 58-year old asked:

I have tof & bicuspid av & had endocarditis and pulmmonary emboli last year. Now getting progressive SOB. Any reason?

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A 22-year old male asked:

can any one pls explain what are the differences between adult infective endocarditis and pediatric infective endocarditis ??

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How is endocarditis diagnosed?

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What are the symptoms of endocarditis?

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At what age can someone contract endocarditis?

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