[Granulicatella adiacens: an underestimated cause of endocarditis].

We report the case of an old man who was affected by an endocarditis related to Granulicatella adiacens, an uncommon bacteria, difficult to isolate and responsible for an important morbidity and mortality. Thus, it is mandatory to seek for endocarditis when this germ is demonstrated in order to start quickly an effective antibiotic treatment. Inversely, in the presence of unexplained endocarditis, further bacteriological investigations are needed to seek for this life nutrition deficient bacteria.