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Area of Science:

  • Cardiology
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Microbiology

Background:

  • Prosthetic valve infective endocarditis (IE) poses significant clinical challenges.
  • Gemella morbillorum (GM) is a slow-growing gram-positive coccus rarely implicated in IE.

Observation:

  • A case of prosthetic valve IE caused by Gemella morbillorum is presented.
  • This represents the third reported instance of GM prosthetic valve IE.

Findings:

  • Gemella morbillorum can cause subacute to chronic infective endocarditis.
  • Slow-growing organisms causing IE may present subtly.

Implications:

  • Clinicians should consider prosthetic valve IE in patients with worsening heart failure.
  • Increased awareness of Gemella morbillorum as a causative agent is warranted for prosthetic valve endocarditis diagnosis and management.