title: Infective endocarditis due to Streptococcus agalactiae giant mitral valve vegetation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Heart and Cardiovascular Centre North Rhine-Westphalia, Ruhr University, Bochum, Germany. lpalusz@poczta.onet.pl.
authors.forename: Lech
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Paluszkiewicz
authors.forename: Jochen
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Börgermann
authors.forename: Edyta
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Płońska-Gościniak
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gummert
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000906:Antibodies / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001705:Bioprosthesis; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D012772:Shock, Septic / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy; D013292:Streptococcus agalactiae / Q000302:isolation & purification*
chemical_list: D000906:Antibodies