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====Minor criteria==== * Predisposing factor: known cardiac lesion, recreational [[drug injection]] * Fever >38 Β°C * [[Embolism|Vascular]] phenomena: arterial emboli, [[lung|pulmonary]] [[infarct]]s, [[Janeway lesions]], [[conjunctiva]]l hemorrhage * Immunological phenomena: [[glomerulonephritis]], [[Osler's nodes]], [[Roth's spots]], [[Rheumatoid factor]] * Microbiologic evidence: Positive blood culture (that doesn't meet a major criterion) or serologic evidence of infection with organism consistent with IE but not satisfying major criterion '''Updated (2023) Modified Duke Criteria for Infective Endocarditis:''' Infective endocarditis (IE) is a life-threatening condition and the Duke criteria (established in 1994 and revised in 2000) has been fundamental for the diagnosis of the disease. However, the landscape of micro-biology, diagnostics, epidemiology, and treatment for lE has evolved significantly over the years. The 2023 modified Duke criteria address these changes: [https://medicalstudyhub.com/updated-2023-modified-duke-criteria-for-infective-endocarditis/ Updated (2023) Modified Duke Criteria for Infective Endocarditis]
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