Methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus echocardiography

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Echocardiography is used in the diagnosis of MRSA endocarditis. The findings on an ECHO include:

• Irregular echogenic mass attached to valve leaflet
• Large vegetations occur with staph. aureus endocarditis.
• The hemodynamic effects are mostly due to valvular regurgitation as a result of valve destruction.

The minimum size of a vegetation that is identifiable on trans thoracic echocardiography is 3 mm and by transoesophageal echocardiography route is 2 mm.

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