TY - JOUR
T1 - Acute Streptococcus agalactiae endocarditis
T2 - Outcomes of early surgical treatment
AU - Siciliano, Rinaldo Focaccia
AU - Cais, Daiane Patricia
AU - Navarro, Roberto Carrasco
AU - Varejão Strabelli, Tânia Mara
PY - 2010/7
Y1 - 2010/7
N2 - The incidence of Streptococcus agalactiae is widely recognized as increasing in nonpregnant adults. This report describes a retrospective case series of S. agalactiae endocarditis at the Heart Institute of Sao Paulo, Brazil, between 2000 and 2006. Early diagnosis and valve surgery seem to have contributed to improved patient outcomes.
AB - The incidence of Streptococcus agalactiae is widely recognized as increasing in nonpregnant adults. This report describes a retrospective case series of S. agalactiae endocarditis at the Heart Institute of Sao Paulo, Brazil, between 2000 and 2006. Early diagnosis and valve surgery seem to have contributed to improved patient outcomes.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2009.06.018
DO - 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2009.06.018
M3 - Original Article
C2 - 20561837
AN - SCOPUS:77954310179
SN - 0147-9563
VL - 39
SP - 331
EP - 334
JO - Heart and Lung: Journal of Acute and Critical Care
JF - Heart and Lung: Journal of Acute and Critical Care
IS - 4
ER -