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We present a case concerning a 65-year-old, previously healthy gentleman who was found to have infective endocarditis after presenting with a four-month history of constitutional symptoms. Blood tests taken in the community showed elevated inflammatory markers and a deterioration in renal function, which prompted his referral for inpatient investigations. Blood cultures and a transesophageal echocardiogram subsequently confirmed native valve endocarditis affecting both the aortic and mitral valves. Infective endocarditis is common in an infectious disease physician's daily practice, but this particular case is notable since the causative agent,
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