Dr. Mobeen starts the discussion of the staphylococcal infections caused by organ invasion. This lecture is the introduction to infective endocarditis in the context of staphylococcus.

Topics discussed are:

• What is infective endocarditis?
• Terms to know when studying or managing infective endocarditis.
  • Infective endocarditis (IE)
  • Native valve endocarditis (NVE)
  • Prosthetic valve endocarditis (PVE)
  • Nosocomial infective endocarditis (NIE)
  • Community acquired infective endocarditis (CIE)
• What tissues are susceptible to infective endocarditis?
• What is the composition of an infective endocarditis vegetation?
• What is the mechanism of tissue damage that leads to IE?
• Which population group is at a higher risk of right sided IE?
• Why are ventricular septal defects at a higher risk of developing IE in contrast to atrial septal defects?