prosthetic valve endocarditis may be considered present when two fo the following criteria are met : ( 1 ) two or more blood cultures are positive with the same organism in the absence of extracardiac infections , ( 2 ) evidence of bacterial endocarditis by histology or cultures is obtained from surgical or autopsy specimens , and/or ( 3 ) a clinical picture compatible with endocarditis ( fever , new or changing regurgitant murmur , splenomegaly , hematuria , or evidence of peripheral emboli ) is present .
C0340359
prosthetic valve endocarditis
C0014118
endocarditis