title: Group B Streptococcus endocarditis with left ventricle-right atrium (Gerbode's) defect.
abstract: We report an unusual case of a 61-year-old woman with group B Streptococcus-positive infective endocarditis and a left ventricular-right atrium or Gerbode's defect. We discuss the issues surrounding such an infection and the implications of such a rare cardiac defect in our case report.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, King's College Hospital, London, United Kingdom. Electronic address: jasmine.ho@doctors.org.uk.
authors.forename: Jasmine O Y
authors.initials: JO
authors.lastname: Ho
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, King's College Hospital, London, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Fadel
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Moghrabi
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, King's College Hospital, London, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Ranjit P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Deshpande
mesh_terms: D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006345:Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000150:complications*; D013292:Streptococcus agalactiae