PVIE = Patient with Prosthetic Valve Infective Endocarditis. STREP = 2 positive blood cultures for Viridans STREPtococci or Streptococcus bovis. STAPH = 2 positive blood cultures for STAPHylococcus aureus. ENTRC = 2 positive blood cultures for ENTeRococci. HACEK = 2 positive blood cultures for HACEK organisms (Haemophilus aphrophilus, Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans, Cardiobacterium hominis, Eikenella corrodens, or Kingella kingae). CNEG = Culture NEGative endocarditis (endocarditis without etiology following inoculation of 3 blood samples in a standard blood culture system). ABL = Patient Allergic to Beta-Lactam antibiotics. CTX-6 = Ceftriaxone 2 g/24 hr IV for 6 weeks. CTX-4 = Ceftriaxone 2 g/24 hr IV for 4 weeks. GENT-2 = GENTamycin 3 mg/kg per 24 hours IV in 3 equally divided doses for 2 weeks. GENT-6 = GENTamycin 3 mg/kg per 24 hours IV in 3 equally divided doses for 6 weeks. NAF = NAFcillin 12 g/24 hr IV in 6 equally divided doses for 6 weeks. RIF = RIFampin 900 mg/24 hr IV in 3 equally divided doses for 6 weeks. AMP = AMPicillin-sulbactam 12 grams per 24 hours IV in 4 equally divided doses for 4 weeks. VANC = VANComycin 30 mg/kg per 24 hours IV in 2 equally divided doses for 6 weeks. CIPRO = CIPROfloxacin 800 mg/24 hours IV in 2 equally divided doses for 4 weeks. |