title: Acute Streptococcus agalactiae endocarditis: outcomes of early surgical treatment.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: 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>
authors.forename: Rinaldo Focaccia
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Siciliano
authors.forename: Daiane Patricia
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Cais
authors.forename: Roberto Carrasco
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Navarro
authors.forename: Tânia Mara Varejão
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Strabelli
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D014640:Vancomycin; D010400:Penicillin G