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Six diagnoses were identified as primary contributors to these extended lengths of stay: pancreatitis, cancer, osteomyelitis, short bowel syndrome,
subacute bacterial endocarditis, and hyperemesis.
Since infective endocarditis is known to be associated with continuous, low grade bacteremia, one would have expected to diagnose endocarditis due to most agents known to cause
subacute bacterial endocarditis (e.g., Streptococci or Enterococcus spp.).
gordonii infection may present as
subacute bacterial endocarditis [11], septic arthritis [12], spontaneous bacterial peritonitis [13], and multiple subcutaneous abscesses [14].