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    Attention COACH STUDY participants:

    The principal investigators of the study request that you use the official version of the modified score here.

    VIRSTA Score

    Estimates risk of infective endocarditis (IE) and determines priority for echocardiography.

    INSTRUCTIONS

    Use to assess the risk of infective endocarditis within 48 hours of a diagnosis of Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia.

    When to Use

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    Dr. Sarah Tubiana

    About the Creator

    Sarah Tubiana, PharmD, is affiliated with the Department of Internal Medicine and Geriatrics at the Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital in Paris, France. Dr. Tubiana’s primary research is focused on geriatrics and infectious disease.

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    MDCalc loves calculator creators – researchers who, through intelligent and often complex methods, discover tools that describe scientific facts that can then be applied in practice. These are real scientific discoveries about the nature of the human body, which can be invaluable to physicians taking care of patients.
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