title: Association of Mitral Valve Prolapse With Infective Endocarditis Due to Viridans Group Streptococci.
abstract: Although patients with certain cardiac valve abnormalities have increased risk of infective endocarditis (IE), it is unknown whether these abnormalities are associated with specific pathogens in IE cases. We report a strong association between mitral valve prolapse and viridans group streptococcal IE in a population-based cohort from Olmsted County, Minnesota.
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases.
authors.forename: Daniel C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: DeSimone
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.
authors.forename: Christopher V
authors.initials: CV
authors.lastname: DeSimone
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases Division of Infectious Diseases, King Fahd Medical Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Imad M
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: Tleyjeh
authors.affiliation: Prairie Cardiovascular Consultants, Carbondale, Illinois.
authors.forename: Daniel D
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: Correa de Sa
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.
authors.forename: Nandan S
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Anavekar
authors.affiliation: Biomedical Statistics and Informatics, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota.
authors.forename: Brian D
authors.initials: BD
authors.lastname: Lahr
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.
authors.forename: Muhammad R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Sohail
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases.
authors.forename: James M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Steckelberg
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases.
authors.forename: Walter R
authors.initials: WR
authors.lastname: Wilson
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.
authors.forename: Larry M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Baddour
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D004696:Endocarditis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008910:Minnesota / Q000453:epidemiology; D008945:Mitral Valve Prolapse / Q000150:complications*; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology*; D034363:Viridans Streptococci / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: endocarditis; valvulopathy; viridans group streptococci