Question:
Infective Endocarditis: Minor Criteria
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1- Anamnesis (predisposition): underlying heart disease, IV drug abuse 2- Clinical: Fever ≥ 38° 3- Vascular phenomena: emboli, septic pulmonary infarcts, infectious aneurysm, intracranial/conjunctival haemorrhages, Janeway's lesions 4- Immunological phenomena: Glomerulonephritis, Osler's nodes, Roth's spots, Rheumatoid factor 5- Microbiological evidence: + blood culture but doesn't meet major criteria
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