A 25-year-old IV drug abuser presents with fever for 3 weeks. ECHO shows tricuspid vegetation. The most likely organism associated with endocarditis in this case is:: (A) Staph. aureus, (B) Candida albicans, (C) Pseudomona, (D) Strep. viridans
Answer is A. Ans. (a) Staph. aureus Endocarditis in IV drugs addicts Right sided (more common) Left sided Staph. aureus Varied (Stapti, aureus, enterobacter, polymicrobial)