Group B streptococcal endocarditis after elective abortion in an adolescent.
We describe a case of group B streptococcal endocarditis in a 15-year-old girl after an elective abortion. There are only 6 reports of group B streptococcal endocarditis in older children. It is a well described but rare complication of surgical abortions, and tends to have an aggressive course.
Camarillo
Diana
D
Departments of Pediatrics and Dermatology, University of California, San Francisco, CA.
Banerjee
Ritu
R
Greenhow
Tara L
TL
Tureen
Jay H
JH
D000028:Abortion, Induced / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000293:Adolescent; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D013292:Streptococcus agalactiae / Q000302:isolation & purification*
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents