Abstract:Background: Endocarditis is an infection of the endocardial layer of the heart known as fatal infection. Gold standard diagnosis of infectious endocarditis is blood culture, which in some cases can be negative. In blood culture-negative endocarditis, the early diagnosis, and treatment are much harder, which can increase morbidities and also mortality. Case presentation: In this case report we are presenting a patient with intermittent fever for three months with a history of aortic and pulmonary valve replacem… Show more
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