Infective endocarditis caused by β-hemolytic streptococci is infrequently seen. Members of the Infectious Diseases Society of America's Emerging Infections Network (EIN) were polled for cases of ...

Infective endocarditis is an uncommon manifestation of group B streptococcal disease. Seven cases of group B streptococcal endocarditis are reported herein. Another fifty-five cases published in the ...

The purpose of this paper is to present an additional case of coexistent acquired and congenital arteriovenous fistulas with associated pseudoaneurysms complicated by endarteritis and endocarditis ...

IE is a lethal disease if not treated aggressively with parenteral antibiotics, often in combination with surgery. [1] Despite improvements in general health care, the incidence of the disease has not ...

BEFORE the antibiotic era subacute bacterial endocarditis was almost invariably a fatal complication in congenital and acquired heart disease. 1–3 The offending organism was Streptococcus viridans in ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The 2007 decision to no longer advise antibiotic prophylaxis to prevent viridans group streptococcal infective ...

Revised guidelines from the American Heart Association (AHA) that advised against antibiotic prophylaxis in all but patients at highest risk for infective endocarditis were swiftly implemented into ...

Streptococcus gallolyticus (Sg) is a Gram-positive, opportunistic pathogen that can cause bacteremia and endocarditis in humans. Interestingly, people who have been infected with Sg have a higher risk ...

Interpretation of the data in the literature may also be difficult because total bacteraemia rates are often quoted for minor dental procedures, and some oral hygiene procedures such as toothbrushing.

Background: A 26-year-old man with known but untreated ventricular septal defect was admitted to the emergency ward with abdominal pain, fever and weight loss. Transthoracic echocardiography showed ...