Table 1.

List of modified Duke criteria for each episode of endocarditis in our patient^a

Category	Duke criterion from:
	First episode	Second episode
Major criteria	5 separate blood cultures yielded Enterococcus hirae	Echocardiography was positive for infective endocarditis, with demonstration of aortic vegetation
		2 separate blood cultures yielded E. hirae
Minor criteria	Bioprosthetic aortic valve	Bioprosthetic aortic valve
	Fever	Fever

^aNote that the sensitivity of the modified Duke criteria is diminished when infection affects a prosthetic valve.