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Review Question - QID 207369

Endocarditis QID: 207369 (IM.4686)
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QID 207369 (Type "207369" in App Search)
A 35-year-old homeless male is admitted to your floor. The patient has a history of intravenous drug abuse and has been arrested multiple times for theft. The patient was recently living in a shelter when he started having fevers of up to 102.5 deg F (39.2 deg C). On admission, the patient's temperature is 102.4 deg F (39.2 deg C), blood pressure 100/65 mmHg, pulse 110/min, respirations 22/min. The patient is complaining of chest pain that has been ongoing for the last week. There is also a crescendo-decrescendo murmur present along the right sternal border with ECG as shown in Figure A. Blood cultures grow gram positive organisms that are catalase and coagulase positive. What is the best initial treatment for this patient?
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