Clareo Health | From Commensalism to Pathogenicity: Exploring the Pathophysiology of Bacteremia to Better Understand Enterococcus Faecalis Infective Endocarditis
Hospitalized with at least one positive blood culture for Enterococcus faecalis, without an obvious clinical entry point after physical examination and initial routine investigations (BIEF group);
Hospitalized for another bacteremia, without an obvious clinical entry point after initial routine investigations (Control group);
Receiving antibiotic therapy that was started less than 48 hours ago
You may not be if
Refusal to participate in the study;
Pregnant or breastfeeding women;
Individuals under guardianship, curatorship, deprived of liberty, or under judicial protection;
Antibiotic therapy for the current infectious episode started more than 48 hours prior to inclusion.