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Diagnosis requires multifaceted approach involving:
Clinical suspicion and examination
Laboratory investigation by means of inflammatory markers and microbiological analysis
Imaging with echocardiography
Risk Factors
Prior congenital or rheumatic heart disease and repaired congenital heart diseases
Preceding dental, urinary tract, or intestinal procedure in patients with underlying heart diseases (congenital or acquired)
Prosthetic heart valve
Intravenous drug use
Immunocompromised patients with central venous catheter
Investigations
Diagnosed using the modified Duke criteria
Criteria
