Group B Streptococcus endocarditis with left ventricle-right atrium (Gerbode's) defect.
case_report · Level V
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- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 24882334.
- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2014.01.071.
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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.
Medical subject headings
- Endocarditis, Bacterial
- Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular
- Streptococcal Infections
- Streptococcus agalactiae