Case series of blood culture-negative endocarditis in Washington, DC.

Introduction: Prior studies (predominantly from Europe) have demonstrated blood culture-negative endocarditis due to . Our objective was to describe three cases of endocarditis identified within one year at a large hospital in Washington, DC, USA.

Case Presentation: We constructed a descriptive case series from a retrospective review of medical records from April to December 2013 at an 800-bed urban hospital.