A 38-year-old woman who is an IV drug user is admitted to ICU with severe sepsis. Blood cultures grow Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA). Transoesophageal e...

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A 38-year-old woman who is an IV drug user is admitted to ICU with severe sepsis. Blood cultures grow Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA). Transoesophageal echocardiography shows a 12 mm vegetation on the tricuspid valve with moderate tricuspid regurgitation. She has septic pulmonary emboli on CT chest. What is the recommended duration of IV antibiotic therapy?

Accepted Answer

4 weeks

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2 weeks

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6 weeks

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8 weeks

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Until CRP normalises

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