Blood culture-negative endocarditis presents a clinical and diagnostic challenge. Here, we describe a patient with a delayed diagnosis of endocarditis. < The aim of this report is to highlight the importance of species as a cause of culture-negative endocarditis and to illustrate the challenges it poses in diagnosis and treatment.>.
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