Broviac Catheter-Related Aortic Valve Infective Endocarditis Complicated With Massive Aortic Regurgitation Requiring Emergency Surgery: A Case Report.

Broviac catheter is a type of central venous catheter (CVC) used for long-term parenteral nutrition in specific patients, e.g., diagnosed with intestinal failure as short bowel syndrome (SBS).

Abiotrophia defectiva endocarditis - Diagnostic and therapeutic challenge: Case report.

Belonging to the normal oral, gastrointestinal, and urogenital flora, is responsible for 1-2 % of all infective endocarditis (IE) cases. The manifestation of endocarditis may by atypical, without fever. Difficult to isolate pathogen requires special culture media.