BEFORE the antibiotic era subacute bacterial endocarditis was almost invariably a fatal complication in congenital and acquired heart disease.1 2 3 The offending organism was Streptococcus viridans ...

THE occurrence of an acquired arteriovenous fistula complicated by both bacterial endocarditis and endarteritis is unusual. Although 20 cases of traumatic arteriovenous fistula with associated ...

Endocarditis Tied to Whopping Mortality Risk Within Years ... at 58.5% across Streptococcus species and 74.4% for Enterococcus species, according to researchers led by Lauge Østergaard, ...

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Of the microorganisms most frequently associated with infections, Streptococcus spp were the most common (28.9%), followed by Enterococcus spp (26.2%), and Staphylococcus aureus (21.5%). Among ...

From the blood of a case which was clinically one of acute malignant endocarditis there were isolated on 3 successive occasions 2 bacteriologically distinct organisms. Streptococcus hemolyticus and ...

Oral streptococcal-induced infective endocarditis can only be linked to dentistry if there is a defined risk procedure, no prophylaxis is given and the incubation period is short (i.e. less than ...

The most frequent cause of IE was Streptococcus (33.3%) and Enterococcus (30.3%) species, and there was no notable difference between the TAVI and SAVR groups in terms of causative microorganisms.

Patients with stable endocarditis (aged ≥18 years) on the left side of the heart and blood culture results for streptococcus, E faecalis, S aureus, or coagulase-negative staphylococci, who were ...

The mouth is often described as a window to overall health—and for good reason. A growing body of research reveals a ...

Preventing streptococci infections Date: October 18, 2019 Source: University of Dundee Summary: Researchers have discovered an enzyme they believe could be key to preventing Group A Streptococcus ...