Mnemonics for Infective endocarditis Duke criteria

BE FEVEER

Major:

B = blood culture +ve more than 2 times 12 hours part

E = Endocardial involvement from Echo


Minor:

F = Fever

E = Echo findings (not fulfilling a major)

V = Vascular findings *1

E = Evidences microbiological

E = Evidences immunological *2

R = Risk factors/predisposing factors - drug abuse, valvular diseases

Clinical criteria for infective endocarditis requires:

• Two major criteria, or

• One major and three minor criteria, or

• Five minor criteria

*1 major arterial emboli, septic pulmonary infarcts, mycotic aneurysm, intracranial hemorrhage, conjunctival hemorrhages, and Janeway lesions

*2 glomerulonephritis, Osler's nodes, Roth spots, and rheumatoid factor