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ArticleClinics and practice2025

First Case of Infective Endocarditis Caused by

Alessandro Carrozzo, Vittorio Bolcato, Luigi Martinelli, Ferdinando Dodi, Antonella Vulcano, Giuseppe Basile, Livio P Tronconi

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  1. New microbes and new infections · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors.

Alessandro CarrozzoMaria Cecilia Hospital, GVM Care & Research, 48033 Lugo, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-7542-8154
Vittorio BolcatoMaria Beatrice Hospital, GVM Care & Research, 50121 Firenze, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-3419-3002
Luigi MartinelliDepartment of Cardiac Surgery, ICLAS, GVM Care & Research, 16035 Rapallo, Italy.
Ferdinando DodiDepartment of Cardiac Surgery, ICLAS, GVM Care & Research, 16035 Rapallo, Italy.
Antonella VulcanoUOC Microbiologia e Banca Biologica, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, L. Spallanzani, IRCCS, 00163 Rome, Italy.
Giuseppe BasileDepartment of Biomedical Sciences and Public Health, University "Politecnica delle Marche" of Ancona, 60124 Ancona, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-9602-4223
Livio P TronconiDepartment of Cardiac Surgery, ICLAS, GVM Care & Research, 16035 Rapallo, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-6147-3600

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundNon-cholera Vibrio species are rare waterborne pathogens that can cause severe infections. Among these, few cases of CASE REPORT: A 28-year-old male patient was referred to the cardiac surgery unit for urgent mitral valve replacement due to suspicion of infective endocarditis. Microbiological tests yielded negative results. Following recovery and discharge with antimicrobial therapy for 6 weeks, the patient experienced prosthesis detachment, necessitating re-hospitalisation for an emergency valve replacement. DISCUSSION: This case represents the first case of valve infection caused by

conclusionThe rising global incidence of non-cholera Vibrio infections, driven by environmental changes, calls for urgent research into the factors behind their pathogenicity and infection routes. Diagnostic complexities have emerged together with clinical severity.

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case reportculture-negative infective endocarditisdiagnostic challengeinfective endocarditissystematic reviewVibrio metschnikovii

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