Acute Streptococcus agalactiae endocarditis: outcomes of early surgical treatment.
The incidence of Streptococcus agalactiae is widely recognized as increasing in nonpregnant adults. This report describes a retrospective case series of S. agalactiae endocarditis at the Heart Institute of Sao Paulo, Brazil, between 2000 and 2006. Early diagnosis and valve surgery seem to have contributed to improved patient outcomes.
Siciliano
Rinaldo Focaccia
RF
Heart Institute (InCor.HC.FMUSP), Hospital das Clinicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil. rinaldo_focaccia@uol.com.br <rinaldo_focaccia@uol.com.br>
Cais
Daiane Patricia
DP
Navarro
Roberto Carrasco
RC
Strabelli
Tânia Mara Varejão
TM
D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001938:Brazil; D017714:Community-Acquired Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010400:Penicillin G / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery*; D013292:Streptococcus agalactiae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014640:Vancomycin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D055815:Young Adult
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D014640:Vancomycin; D010400:Penicillin G