Missed Endocarditis [Commando Procedure]
Case #102
A 63-year-old man with a prosthetic aortic valve presented to the ED with fever and general malaise in January 2017.
Workup did not reveal any specific cause.
He was admitted to the hospital, and blood cultures were positive several days later.
A TTE did not reveal any sign of vegetations or endocarditis.
He completed a course of antibiotics for bacteremi…