Treatment
You will be admitted to the hospital so you can receive medicines through a vein. Long-term, high-dose antibiotic or antifungal treatment is needed. Treatment is usually given for 4 – 6 weeks.
Surgery may be needed to replace damaged heart valves.
Prognosis (Expectations)
Heart valves may be damaged if diagnosis and treatment are delayed.
Complications
- Abnormal connections within the heart
- Blood clots that travel to brain, kidneys, lungs, or abdomen
- Brain abscess
- Congestive heart failure
- Rapid or irregular heartbeats, including atrial fibrillation
- Severe valve damage
- Stroke
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Culture-negative endocarditis : Overview, Causes, & Risk Factors
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Culture-negative endocarditis : Symptoms & Signs, Diagnosis & Tests
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Culture-negative endocarditis : Treatment
Review Date : 4/25/2008
Reviewed By : Mark Levin, MD, Division of Infectious Disease, MacNeal Hospital, Berwyn, IL. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
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