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Infective Endocarditis, This is sometimes called subacute bacterial endocarditis (SBE). In some cases the symptoms develop quite quickly and you can become very unwell over a few day...
Other bottles may be incubated for 7 days or up to 3 weeks if subacute bacterial endocarditis (SBE)/fastidious organisms are suspected. Observation of bottles, looking for a positive resul...
Long-term catheter complications include thrombosis and pulmonary embolism , pleural or pericardial effusion , subacute bacterial endocarditis, chylothorax and venopulmonary fistula. ...
Infective Endocarditis (Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment), Acute infective endocarditis The thrombus may be produced either by the invading organism or by valvular trauma (pacing wires, cathe...
Heart valves may be affected in many systemic autoimmune diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis , SLE , antiphospholipid antibody syndrome, the seronegative spondyloarthropathies, the systemic vascu...
Other common diseases that may mimic West Nile encephalitis (WNE) include: [ 7 ] subacute bacterial endocarditis , Legionnaires disease , Rocky Mountain spotted fever , Epstein-Barr viru...
The following order is not intended to indicate likelihood: Possible causes of LUQ pain include Thoracic causes Cardiac pain - angina or myocardial infarction (may have central ch...
Antibiotic prophylaxis to prevent subacute bacterial endocarditis is now less likely to be necessary (see the separate Prevention of Infective Endocarditis article).
Infectious chorea - eg, meningitis, encephalitis, Lyme disease , HIV-AIDS new variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease and subacute bacterial endocarditis. Vascular chorea - eg, stroke, poly...
Aortic regurgitation . Subacute bacterial endocarditis . Dilatation of the root of the aorta (may also lead to a leaking valve). , Heart failure Endocarditis Aortic stenosi...
Complicated valvular and congenital heart disease (eg, pulmonary hypertension or a history of subacute bacterial endocarditis). A woman who is on review only annually and is asymptomatic with...
Bacterial Vaginosis, In women who are having periods , bacterial vaginosis (BV) is the most common cause of a vaginal discharge. What is bacterial vaginosis? , Vagina...
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Preventing and Treating Bacterial Vaginosis , Also, there is a good chance that BV will gradually clear without treatment. Bacterial vaginosis treatment Bacterial vagin...
Libman-Sacks Endocarditis, Synonyms: verrucous endocarditis What is Libman-Sacks endocarditis? [ 1 ] Libman-Sacks endocarditis (LSE) is a rare cardiac ...
Prevention of Infective Endocarditis, Preventing infective endocarditis Antibiotic prophylaxis aims to reduce the incidence of infective endocarditis (IE). [ 1 ] Mea...
Löffler's Eosinophilic Endocarditis, Causes of Löffler's eosinophilic endocarditis (aetiology) [ 3 ] L öffler's eosinophilic endocarditis i...
Bacterial Vaginosis, Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is the most common cause of abnormal vaginal discharge in women of reproductive age. , Vaginal discharge Metronidazole Bacteria...
Blind Treatment of Bacterial Infection, Bacterial infection treatment If a bacterial infection is suspected, it is often impracticable to wait for test results before...
Perinephric abscesses occasionally fail to communicate with the urinary system, resulting in a normal urinalysis. Endocarditis (this is a rare cause of PUO): Culture-negative endo...