A 45-year-old man presents with fever, new onset murmur, and positive blood cultures. Infective endocarditis is suspected. According to NICE, which or...

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A 45-year-old man presents with fever, new onset murmur, and positive blood cultures. Infective endocarditis is suspected. According to NICE, which organism is the most common cause of native valve endocarditis?

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Streptococcus viridans

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Staphylococcus aureus

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Enterococcus faecalis

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Pseudomonas aeruginosa

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HACEK group

ukmla MCQ (SBA): Infective Endocarditis

A 45-year-old man presents with fever, new onset murmur, and positive blood cultures. Infective endocarditis is suspected. According to NICE, which organism is the most common cause of native valve endocarditis?