Background Enterococcal bacteraemia (EB) is common, particularly in the nosocomial
setting, and its management poses a challenge for clinicians and microbiologists. Objectives …

The annual incidence of infective endocarditis (IE) is estimated to be between 15 and 80
cases per million persons in population-based studies. The incidence of IE is markedly …

Background: Streptococci frequently cause infective endocarditis (IE), yet the prevalence of
IE in patients with bloodstream infections (BSIs) caused by different streptococcal species is …

Background: Enterococcus faecalis is the third most frequent cause of infective endocarditis
(IE). Despite this, no systematic prospective echocardiography studies have examined the …

Background Enterococcal endocarditis (EE) is a growing entity in Western countries.
However, quality data from large studies is lacking. Objectives The purpose of this study was …

Objectives Enterococcal bacteremia can be complicated by infective endocarditis (IE) and
when suspected, transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) should be performed. The …

Aims Increasing attention has been given to the risk of infective endocarditis (IE) in patients
with certain blood stream infections (BSIs). Previous studies have been conducted on …

Background Diagnosing infective endocarditis (IE) poses a significant challenge. This study
aimed to compare the diagnostic accuracy of the 2015 and 2023 Duke clinical criteria …

Bacterial resistance to the available marketed drugs has prompted the search of novel
therapies; especially in regards of anti-virulence strategies that aim to make bacteria less …

The modified Duke criteria requires that Enterococcus faecalis bacteremia must be both
community-acquired and without known focus in order to be considered a microbiological …