A 25-year-old IV drug abuser presents with fever for 3 weeks. ECHO shows tricuspid vegetation. The most likely organism associated with endocarditis in this case is:
Ans. (a) Staph. aureus Endocarditis in IV drugs addicts Right sided (more common) Left sided Staph. aureus Varied (Stapti, aureus, enterobacter, polymicrobial)
Staph. aureus
Candida albicans
Pseudomona
Strep. viridans