Duration post-extraction or negative blood cultures (whichever occurred last):

• cardiac device-related infection WITHOUT vegetation on leads or valves +/- pocket infection:
  • 2 weeks if negative blood cultures
  • 4 weeks if positive blood cultures
• cardiac device-related endocarditis WITH vegetation on leads and/or valves:
  • isolated lead vegetation (no valve vegetation on TEE, negative follow-up blood cultures, clinical improvement, no pulmonary abscesses) - 2 weeks; 4 weeks if S. aureus
  • native valve endocarditis - 4 weeks; 6 weeks if S. aureus
  • prosthetic valve endocarditis - 6 weeks