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It often occurs alongside sepsis, auto-immune diseases, or malignancies, posing a risk of vegetation and embolization. Notable pathogens include Haemophilus species, Cardiobacterium hominis, Eikenella corrodens, and Kingella species.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Case summary<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>A 60-year-old white male Belgian patient presented with worsening dyspnoea. His recent medical history included chronic infections over the past 6 months. Transthoracic echocardiography revealed severe aortic stenosis with an 18 \u00d7 12\u2005mm vegetation. Despite normal inflammatory markers and negative blood tests, 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography with computed tomography excluded malignancy but identified multiple bilateral septic lung emboli. Sputum cultures and tuberculosis polymerase chain reaction (PCR) were negative. Facing the high risk of cardiac embolization and the need for aortic valve replacement, surgery was scheduled with an intraoperative bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) to investigate the lung lesions. Intraoperative findings confirmed valvular lesions, and a biological aortic valve was successfully implanted. The post-operative course was uneventful. Aortic valve cultures and eubacterial PCR results were negative, but BAL cultures were positive for Haemophilus influenzae, indicating a chronic infection. The patient showed favourable progress at 6 months post-surgery with ongoing antibiotherapy.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Discussion<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>This case illustrates a rare BCNE associated with large vegetation and symptomatic H. influenzae chronic respiratory tract colonization (CRTC). 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