Acute Streptococcus agalactiae endocarditis: Outcomes of early surgical treatment
published online 26 August 2009.
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.
aHeart Institute (InCor.HC.FMUSP), Hospital das Clinicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil
bHospital das Clinicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil
Corresponding author: Rinaldo Focaccia Siciliano, MD, Rua Cardoso de Almeida 1006/13 Perdizes São Paulo-SP Brazil ZIP 05013-001.
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