Enterococcal endocarditis

Enterococcal endocarditis is a severe, life-threatening infection of the cardiac endocardium and heart valves caused by bacteria of the genus *Enterococcus*, most frequently *Enterococcus faecalis* Primarily affecting older adults and individuals with prosthetic valves, structural heart disease, or healthcare-associated bacteremia originating from genitourinary or gastrointestinal sources, the condition typically presents as a subacute systemic illness

Enterococcal endocarditis is a severe, life-threatening infection of the cardiac endocardium and heart valves caused by bacteria of the genus *Enterococcus*, most frequently *Enterococcus faecalis* Pathophysiologically, enterococci adhere to native or artificial endocardial surfaces to generate biofilm-encased fibrin and platelet vegetations, which can lead to progressive valvular destruction, heart failure, and systemic embolization

Primarily affecting older adults and individuals with prosthetic valves, structural heart disease, or healthcare-associated bacteremia originating from genitourinary or gastrointestinal sources, the condition typically presents as a subacute systemic illness

Pathophysiologically, enterococci adhere to native or artificial endocardial surfaces to generate biofilm-encased fibrin and platelet vegetations, which can lead to progressive valvular destruction, heart failure, and systemic embolization

Pathophysiologically, enterococci adhere to native or artificial endocardial surfaces to generate biofilm-encased fibrin and platelet vegetations, which can lead to progressive valvular destruction, heart failure, and systemic embolization

Pathophysiologically, enterococci adhere to native or artificial endocardial surfaces to generate biofilm-encased fibrin and platelet vegetations, which can lead to progressive valvular destruction, heart failure, and systemic embolization