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A 45-year-old man with a history of intravenous drug use presents with fever, new heart murmur, and positive blood cultures for Staphylococcus aureus. Transthoracic echocardiogram shows a vegetation on the tricuspid valve. According to infective endocarditis guidance, what is the most appropriate initial disposition?

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