Infective endocarditis is diagnosed using the Duke ... useful in the diagnosis of those patients infected with organisms that cannot be cultured using standard laboratory methods, whilst molecular ...

A scientific statement regarding the diagnosis and management of blood culture-negative endocarditis has been published by the AHA.

Infective endocarditis is a bacterial or fungal infection ... the potential for cross-reaction between certain organisms and the rarity of many of these pathogens in endocarditis currently limits ...