Duke endocarditis

The modified Duke Criteria are used for the diagnosis of endocarditis.

Path Criteria
Major Clinical Criteria
Minor Clinical Criteria

 

**Major criterion for blood culture positive for endocarditis:

 

Criteria for definite endocarditis:

Criteria for possible endocarditis:

Criteria for rejecting endocarditis:

 

Durack DT et al. New criteria for diagnosis of infective endocarditis: utilization of specific echocardiographic findings. Duke Endocarditis Service. Am J Med. 1994; 96(3):200-9.

Li JS et al. Proposed modifications to the Duke criteria for the diagnosis of infective endocarditis. Clin Infect Dis. 2000; 30(4):633-8.

Infective Endocarditis: Diagnosis, Antimicrobial Therapy, and Management of Complications: A Statement for Healthcare Professionals ... Endorsed by the Infectious Diseases Society of America. Circulation. 2005. 111:3167–84.