Acute Infective Endocarditis with abscess formation is most commonly associated with: (A) Listeria, (B) Staphylococcus, (C) Streptococcus, (D) Enterococcus
Answer is B. Answer is B (Staphylococcus) Acute Infective Endocarditis with abscess formation is most commonly associated with staphylococcus. `The most common organism causing acute infective endocarditis overall is staphylococcus aureus. Staphylococcus aureus endocarditis is paicularly virulent and associated with annular and myocardial abscess formation and a higher moality'