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=== Infection setting === Another form of endocarditis is [[Iatrogenesis|healthcare-associated]] endocarditis when the infecting organism is believed to be transmitted in a health care setting like hospital, dialysis unit or a residential nursing home. [[Nosocomial]] endocarditis is a form of healthcare associated endocarditis in which the infective organism is acquired during a stay in a hospital and it is usually secondary to presence of intravenous catheters, [[total parenteral nutrition]] lines, [[pacemakers]], etc.<ref name=Harrison>{{cite book | vauthors = Kasper DL, Brunwald E, [[Anthony Fauci|Fauci AS]], Hauser S, Longo DL, Jameson JL| title = Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine | publisher = McGraw-Hill |date=2005 | pages = 731β40 | isbn = 978-0-07-139140-5 | oclc = 54501403| title-link = Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine }}</ref>
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