We report the first French case of infective endocarditis due to Staphylococcus pasteuri in a 70-year-old male. S. pasteuri was isolated from several sets of blood cultures and identified using MALDI-TOF-MS enabling differentiation from Staphylococcus warneri. In the literature, isolates of S. pasteuri, frequently regarded as contaminants, have been associated with embolic complications in several reported cases.
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