1. INFECTIVE ENDOCARDITIS Shehla P.Islam, M.D. Division of Infectious Diseases University of Florida Novemeber 3, 2010 2. Outline Epidemiology Pathogenesis & Antibiotic…
* INFECTIVE ENDOCARDITIS Vegetations (arrows) due to viridans streptococcal endocarditis involving the mitral valve. Infective endocarditis (IE) is an infection of the endocardial…