Tricuspid valve group B streptococcal endocarditis following elective abortion.
Streptococcus agalactiae, a group B streptococcus, has been a well-known cause of postpartum and postabortion endocarditis since the preantibiotic era. Streptococcus agalactiae is capable of infecting normal valves and usually produces left-sided disease. We describe a 30-year-old woman who developed tricuspid valve endocarditis due to S. agalactiae. Excision of the valve and a 4-week course of therapy with vancomycin resulted in cure.
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Infectious Disease Program, Memorial Hospital System, Houston, Texas.
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D000028:Abortion, Induced / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000328:Adult; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D013292:Streptococcus agalactiae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014261:Tricuspid Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D014640:Vancomycin / Q000627:therapeutic use
D014640:Vancomycin