Health Care Associated Infective Endocarditis (HAIE) Criteria

Was the diagnosis made more than 48 hours after hospital admission?

Was there any evidence of infective endocarditis at the time of hospital admission?

• a hospital discharge?

• long-term central venous catheter placement?

• arteriovenous fistula for hemodialysis or apheresis (may be autologous or prosthetic)?

• cardiac or arterial catheterization?

• placement of pacemaker or other intravascular device?

• acupuncture?

• urologic procedure?

• gynecologic procedure?

• dental or digestive procedure?

• any other invasive diagnostic or therapeutic manipulation?

Is there another cause for endocarditis this can explain the findings better?