Culture-Negative Endocarditis
Alternate Names : Endocarditis (Culture-Negative)
Definition
Endocarditis is infection and inflammation of the lining of a valve in the heart.
"Culture-negative endocarditis" is a type of endocarditis in which no causative organisms can be grown in a culture taken from the bloodstream. This sometimes occurs when blood cultures are drawn after treatment (antibiotics) has already been initiated, or if the culprit organism is a fastidious organism that is difficult to grow in readily available culture media.
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