*** Department of Pathology, University Hospital, Galway
Keywords: infective endocarditis, Abiotrophia defectiva ,
nutritionally-variant Streptococci, older patients, atypical
presentation
Key Clinical Message
Blood cultures should be performed in non-specifically unwell older
adults following non-s pecific presentations.
Prompt diagnosis and commencement of targeted antimicrobial therapy is
essential in older patients with A. defectiva IE.