A rare clinical case of native aortic valve infective endocarditis (IE) caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae in a 56-year old man without known risk factors predisposing to the development IE is presented. Diagnosis this patient was challenge due lack recent interventions that could be considered as source bacteremia, scarce manifestation and absence typical complications. Aortic vegetation detected...

UNLABELLED Infective endocarditis is a true systemic infection and a life-threatening disease associated with high mortality. AIM To evaluate the problems that occur during making the diagnosis of infective endocarditis, in order to highlight the need of other diagnostic prospects. MATERIAL AND METHODS Retrospective study using clinical, microbiological, and echocardiographic findings from ...