The modified Duke criteria requires that Enterococcus faecalis bacteremia must be both
community-acquired and without known focus in order to be considered a microbiological …

Persistent enterococcal bacteremia is a commonly encountered and morbid syndrome
without a strong evidence base for optimal management practices. Here we highlight reports …

Background Enterococcus faecalis infective endocarditis (EFIE) is characterized by a higher
frequency of relapses than other infective endocarditis. The role of the treatment on its …

Background Infective endocarditis (IE) is a common and serious complication in patients
receiving chronic hemodialysis (HD). Objectives This study sought to investigate whether …

Background Infective endocarditis (IE) in people who inject drugs (PWID) is an emergent
public health problem. Objectives The purpose of this study was to investigate IE in PWID …

Enterococcus faecalis is a hospital-associated opportunistic pathogen that can cause
infections with high mortality, such as infective endocarditis. With an increasing occurrence …

Background Prosthetic valve endocarditis (PVE) is a serious infection associated with high
mortality that often requires surgical treatment. Methods Study on clinical characteristics and …

Today, Enterococcus faecalis is one of the main causes of infective endocarditis in the world,
generally affecting an elderly and fragile population, with a high mortality rate. Enterococci …

Introduction Infective endocarditis is one of the most difficult-to-treat infectious diseases.
Areas covered We restricted this review to the anti-infective treatment of the main bacteria …

Enterococcus faecalis infective endocarditis (EFIE) is a complex entity in rapid evolution.
Although largely relevant findings from recent studies have advanced the knowledge on …