Acute Streptococcus agalactiae endocarditis: Outcomes of early surgical treatment

Rinaldo Focaccia Siciliano, Daiane Patricia Cais, Roberto Carrasco Navarro, Tânia Mara Varejão Strabelli

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Abstract

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.

Original languageAmerican English
Pages (from-to)331-334
Number of pages4
JournalHeart and Lung: Journal of Acute and Critical Care
Volume39
Issue number4
DOIs
StateIndexed - Jul 2010
Externally publishedYes

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