Accelerated Treatment of Endocarditis

"E. faecalis uncomplicated: 4 weeks.~E. faecalis complicated: 4 weeks.~S. aureus uncomplicated: 2 weeks.~S. aureus complicated: 4 weeks.~Streptococci spp. NVE: 2 weeks.~Streptococci spp. PVE or abscess: 3 weeks.~Subsequent to cardiac surgery with a negative valve culture (organism NOT grown in laboratory from valve): Minimum 1 week after surgery regardless of previous antibiotic treatment received.~Subsequent to cardiac surgery with a positive valve culture (organism grown in laboratory from valve): treatment will continue with the start date of antibiotics changed to the date of surgery.~Complicated IE defined as patients with abscess, embolic event, surgically treated IE, and/or PVE.~NVE: native valve endocarditis, PVE: prosthetic valve endocarditis."

"E. faecalis uncomplicated: 6 weeks.~E. faecalis complicated: 6 weeks.~S. aureus uncomplicated: 4 weeks.~S. aureus complicated: 6 weeks.~Streptococci spp. NVE: 4 weeks.~Streptococci spp. PVE or abscess: 6 weeks.~Subsequent to cardiac surgery with a negative valve culture (organism NOT grown in laboratory from valve): Minimum 2 weeks after surgery regardless of previous antibiotic treatment received.~Subsequent to cardiac surgery with a positive valve culture (organism grown in laboratory from valve): treatment will continue with the start date of antibiotics changed to the date of surgery.~Complicated IE defined as patients with abscess, embolic event, surgically treated IE, and/or PVE.~NVE: native valve endocarditis, PVE: prosthetic valve endocarditis."