Acute infective endocarditis in pediatric setting

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1. Acute bacterial pericarditis often is associated with an infection elsewhere, therefore ____________________

a. negative blood cultures should be followed with other C&S collection
b. high doses of wide spectrum antibiotics are immediately given
c. only known infective organisms should be treated
d. it requires Oxacillin x 12-14 weeks

2. Which microorganism(s) will most likely NOT manifest as an acute infective endocarditis in the pediatric setting?

a. S. Aureus
b. Cardiobacterium Hominis
c. Strep. Pyogenes
d Neisseria

3. What type of prophylactic antibiotic against infective endocarditis would you prescribe to a 9 y/o with a PMH of an allergic reaction to penicillin.

a. None.
b. Ampicillin.
c. Clindamycin.
d. Cefazolin.
e. Amoxicillin.

4. What is the most common microorganism causing pediatric infectious myocarditis in the United States?
a. Strep viridans.
b. Tuberculosis.
c. Staph aureus.
d. Virus
e. E. coli.

6. Which of the following is the most severe clinical manifestation commonly found in pediatric myocarditis?

a. Myocardial infarction.
b. Pericardial effusion.
c. Pericarditis.
d. SLE.
e. Heart failure.

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