Benefits of a Pre-Treatment Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment in a Rare Case of Endocarditis in an 86-Year-Old Patient and a Review of the Literature.

Infective endocarditis is a serious condition, which is associated with high mortality in elderly patients. () is a microorganism from the family, rarely involved in infective endocarditis. Here, we present a case of endocarditis in an 86-year-old patient, successfully treated by antibiotics and surgery following a pre-treatment comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA). This case is discussed in the context of a review of all published cases of endocarditis. We illustrate the benefit of a systematic pre-treatment comprehensive geriatric assessment in elderly patients with infective endocarditis.