Group C beta-hemolytic streptococcal endocarditis: report of a pediatric case.
A 9-year-old boy with a ventricular septal defect and a bicuspid aortic valve developed bacterial endocarditis due to group C streptococci. He responded to an initial antibiotic regimen of nafcillin plus gentamicin and was cured by the use of penicillin G following the isolation of the organism. The unusual nature of this case is discussed and physicians are cautioned to recognize this organism as a potential cause of infectious endocarditis in the pediatric population.
D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000473:pathology*; D002648:Child; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000382:microbiology*; D006345:Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular / Q000150:complications; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000150:complications*