Revista española de cardiología (English ed.)
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Rev Esp Cardiol (Engl Ed) · Sep 2020
Multicenter Study Observational StudyPrevalence of colorectal disease in Enterococcus faecalis infective endocarditis: results of an observational multicenter study.
The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of colorectal disease in Enterococcus faecalis infective endocarditis (EFIE) patients. ⋯ Performing a colonoscopy in all EFIE patients, irrespective of the presumed source of infection, could be helpful to diagnose colorectal disease in these patients and to avoid a new bacteremia episode (and eventually infective endocarditis) by the same or a different microorganism.