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INFECTIVE ENDOCARDITIS
Shehla P.Islam, M.D.Division of Infectious Diseases
University of FloridaNovemeber 3, 2010
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Outline
• Epidemiology• Pathogenesis & Antibiotic prophylaxis• Clinical Manifestations• Diagnosis (TEE & Modified Duke Criteria)• Complications• Treatment (emphasis on early surgery)
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Case• At midnight on July 2, your first night on call as an intern,
you’ve just admitted 5 patients and are cross-covering for your co-intern. You got a call from the micro lab. One of the patients your colleague admitted earlier that day, one set of the blood cultures is positive, growing gram positive cocci.
• The patient is a 40 y.o. female with a history of asthma. One day PTA, she was seen in the ER with several days of low grade fevers, and the initial work up was unrevealing. Blood cultures were drawn and she was sent home. She came back with persistent low grade fevers, and now has pleuritic chest pain and some shortness of breath.
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Outline
• Epidemiology• Pathogenesis & Antibiotic prophylaxis• Clinical Manifestations• Diagnosis (TEE & Modified Duke Criteria)• Complications• Treatment (emphasis on early surgery)
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Which group has the highest incidence of endocarditis?
1. Children ages 1-10 y2. Women age 20-503. Men age 20-504. Women over age 505. Men over age 50
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Epidemiology
• >50% of case over age 50• male:female 1.7:1• Aortic valve and Mitral valve most common
(age dependent) Tricuspid rarer (iv drug abusers) Pulmonary valve exceedingly rare
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Etiologic Agent in IE Streptococci 60-80%
Viridans Streptococci 30-40% Enterococci 5-18% Other Streptococci 15-25%
Staphylococci 20-35% Coagulase + 10-27% Coagulase - 1-3%
Gram Negative aeorobic 1.5-13% Fungi 2- 4% Culture Negative <5-24%
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HACEK Fastidious organisms, slow growing
Hold blood cultures x 4 wks, Subculture on chocolate agar, 5%CO2 Haemophilus aphrophilus Actinobaccillus actinomycetemcomitans Cardiobacterium hominus Eikenella Kingella
An Additional cause of Culture Neg Tropheryma whippelii
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HACEK Fastidious organisms, slow growing
Hold blood cultures x 4 wks, Subculture on chocolate agar, 5%CO2 Haemophilus aphrophilus Actinobaccillus actinomycetemcomitans Cardiobacterium hominus Eikenella Kingella
An Additional cause of Culture Neg Tropheryma whippelii
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Outline
• Epidemiology• Pathogenesis• Clinical Manifestations• Diagnosis (TEE & Modified Duke Criteria)• Complications• Treatment (emphasis on early surgery)
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Pathogenesis• Host factors– Nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis (NBTE)– Venturi effect
• Bacterial factors– Bacterial adherence– Transient bacteremia
• “Vegetation”
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Nonbacterial Thrombotic Endocarditis (NBTE)
• Damage to the endocardium results in the deposition of platelets, and fibrin
• Causes of endocardial damage include:1. Rheumatic heart disease (age 10-35)2. Bicuspid Valve (age 50-60) (Most common)
3. Calcific Aortic Stenosis (age 60-70)4. Mitral Valve Prolapse (murmur present)5. Marfan’s Syndrome
• No risk factor in 38% (J.Infect. 38:87-93, 1999)
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PathogenesisVenturi effect
Pressure gradient required producing a high-velocity jet stream.
The high flow results in a Venturi effect (a low pressure area adjacent to the area of high flow)
Bacteria to settle in this area of low pressure. In mitral regurgitation on atrial side, in aortic regurgitation on aortic
side
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Venturi
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Bacterial Adherence
• Accounts for the preponderance of certain organisms
• Adherence of oral streptococci to NBTE may depend on the production of a complex extracellular polysaccharide, dextran.
• S. aureus: ability to destroy normal valves
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All but one procedure results in significant bacteremia that can result in endocarditis?
1. Dental extraction2. Rigid bronchoscopy3. Urethal dilatation4. Transurethral prostatectomy5. Skin biopsy
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Transient Bacteremia Procedure or action Dental
Dental extraction Periodontal surgery Chewing gum Tooth brushing Oral irrigation device
Upper airway Bronchoscopy Intubation
• % + Blood Cultures•
18-8532-8815-510-2627-50
•1516
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Transient Bacteremia (cont) Gastrointestinal
Upper GI endosc. Sigmoidoscopy Barium Enema Liver Bx percutan.
Urologic Urethral dilatation Urethral Catheter Cystoscopy Transurethral prostatectomy
•8-120-9.5113-13
•18-3380-1712-46
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The Vegetation
• Platelet fibrin complex provides a protective environment. Phagocytes incapable of entering, eliminating an important host defense
• Pathogenic bacteria often induce platelet aggregation
• Colony counts in vegetations 10 9-10 11 bacteria/g of tissue
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Is Prophylaxis Useful?• Efficacy of prophylaxis has never been proven
Risk of one dental procedure causing endocarditis = 1/400 To prove efficacy would need a huge study. Who would
agree to be in the placebo group? • No relationship between bleeding during dental procedure
and bacteremia• Amoxacillin po 1 hr. before the procedure only for high risk
patients – prosthetic material– prior endocarditis– congenital heart disease
• Use bacteriocidal abtibiotics – time it so that peak serum level is at the time of the procedure
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Outline
• Epidemiology• Pathogenesis & Antibiotic prophylaxis• Clinical Manifestations• Diagnosis (TEE & Modified Duke Criteria)• Complications• Treatment (emphasis on early surgery)
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Case (back to the patient)• You decided that you want to get more hx• She tells you that 2 week prior to
admission, she had removed a splinter from her foot. Over the past week, she has low grade fevers, malaise, and generalized weakness, but no pulmonary/GI/GU Sx
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What is the most common symptom associated with endocarditis?
1. Shortness of breath2. Chest pain3. Fatigue4. Low grade fever5. Chills6. Anorexia
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How long after the inciting bacteremia does it take for a patient to develop symptoms?
1. < 2 days2. < 1 week3. < 2 weeks4. < 3 weeks5. One month
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Clinical Manifestations
Incubation period usually < 2 wks Time of onset of symptoms until Rx 4-5 wks Hx: Fever 80% Fatigue
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History in Infective Endocarditis
FeverChillsWeaknessSweatsAnorexiaWeight lossMalaiseCoughArthralgia/MyalgiaBack pain
80%40%40%25%25%25%25%25%15%10%
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Physical Findings in IE Fever
Heart murmurEmbolic phenomenonSkin manifestations Oslers nodes-immunologic
Splinters Petechiae Janeway lesion-embolic
SplenomegallyClubbingRetinal lesion
90% 85%>50% 18-50% 10-23% 15% 20-40% <10% 20-57% 12-52% 2-10%
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Case• You decided to review her admission lab
values– WBC 9.0– Hct 30 (MCV 90)– Cr 1.2– ESR 95
• Q: WBC count is normal, this is unusual for IE– 1. True– 2. False
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Laboratory Findings in IE
Normochromic, Normocytic anemia (90%) WBC usually normal, can be increased High ESR (90-100%) Positive Rheumatoid factor (50%) Hypergammaglobulinemia (20-30%)
(false positive lyme or VDRL serology) Proteinuria (50-65%), hematuria (30-50%)
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Outline
• Epidemiology• Pathogenesis & Antibiotic prophylaxis• Clinical Manifestations• Diagnosis (TEE & Modified Duke Criteria)• Complications• Treatment (emphasis on early surgery)
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Modified Duke Criteria for Diagnosis of IE
(Clin. Inf. Dis. 30:633, 2000)
• Definite Infective Endocarditis- 2 major- 1 major & 3 minor- 5 minor
• Possible Infective Endocarditis- 1 major & 1 minor - 3 minor
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Major Criteria• + Blood cultures for endocarditis
- 2 separate + B.C. with typical organisms including S. aureus associated with line sepsis (OR)- Persistent (2 + 12 h apart or 3 + over 1 h)
• Evidence of endocardial involvement+ echo (patients with Possible IE a TEE is recommended) (OR)- new regurgitant murmur
• Positive Q fever serology or single +BCx for Coxiella burnetii
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Minor Criteria
• Predisposing heart condition or IVDU• Fever > 38°C• Vascular phenomenon• Immunologic phenomenon • Single positive BC with typical organism
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Case• The next day right before rounds, you got
another call from the micro lab. Both sets of initial BCx are growing gm pos cocci in clusters
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• What would you do at this time?1. This is bacterial endocarditis; I’d start her on vancomycin
STAT2. draw one more set of blood cultures to be sure, and start
her on vancomycin3. draw 2 more sets of blood cultures, and start her on
vancomycin4. could be a contaminant; I’d draw 2 more sets of blood
cultures and hold off on abx5. it’s probably a contaminant (coag negative staph); hold off
on abx, order tylenol STAT, and go back to bed
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Quantitation of Bacteremia in IE
Abscess
Endocarditis
Time (hrs)
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Blood Cultures in IE• Blood Cultures (15 min intervals)
Yield 85-95% on 1st BC 95-100% on the 2nd
• Recommend 3 BC in the 1st 24 hrs. • Low level bacteremia, 100 bacteria/ml
Draw at least 10 ml/BC• If HACEK group suspected hold 4 wks.• Prior antibiotics within 2 wks
lower sensitivity
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What is your next step to confirm the diagnosis of
endocarditis?• 1. order EKG• 2. draw more blood cultures• 3. order TTE (transthoracic echo)• 4. order TEE (transesophageal echo)• 5. order both TTE and TEE• 6. call infectious disease consult• 7. call cardiology consult
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Cardiac Echo in IE• Transthoracic(TTE): sensitivity 65%
If negative order a transesophageal echo• Transesophageal(TEE): sensitivity 95-100%
Can detect vegetations < 10 mmHelpful in assessing the need for surgeryDetects perivalvular extensionUse in the initial evaluation for suspected IE(if prior probability 4-60%) (useful in S. aureus line sepsis 2 vs 4 wk abx)
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Outline
• Epidemiology• Pathogenesis & Antibiotic prophylaxis• Clinical Manifestations• Diagnosis (TEE & Modified Duke Criteria)• Complications• Treatment (emphasis on early surgery)
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Cardiac Complications of IE Congestive Heart Failure Myocardial abscess/pericarditis Conduction defects can progress to complete
heart block (which valve most commonly is associated with this complication?)
Myocardial Infarction
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Other Complications of IE
• Emboli - CNS, Splenic, Lung (Rt sided IE)• Immune-complex glomerulonephritis• Mycotic aneurysms
Occur at bifurcations -Middle cerebral artery
-Adominal aorta-Mesenteric arteries
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Case• Initial blood cultures identified as MSSA• TTE showed a small vegetation on the
tricuspid valve, there is no abscess• She is currently on vancomycin, what
would you do?1. Penicillin 20 million units per day x 6 weeks2. Oxacillin 10 gms per day x 4 weeks3. Doxycycline 100 mg iv twice per day x 4 weeks4. Penicillin 20 million units per day combined with gentamicin 80 mg 3 x per day x 2
weeks5. Chloramphenicol 400 mg four times per day x 4 weeks6. Ceftriaxone 1 gm per day x 6 weeks
“I found the antibiotic therapy for infective endocarditis section difficult and slightly overwhelming.”
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Conclusions:Infective Endocarditis
Usually requires an NBTE except S. aureus Organisms that cause IE increased adherence Clinical symptoms usually nonspecific Always look for embolic lesions Duke criterion, importance of timed Blood
Cultures, use of TEE Privileged environment of vegetation requires
prolonged cidal antibiotics Low threshold for surgery
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