Group B streptococcal endocarditis.
Scott Med J, 1977/1;22(1):13-5.
PMID: 319529
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Abstract
A retrospective study of group B streptococcal endocarditis during 1965-74 in Aberdeen General Hospitals revealed that group B streptococci how principally affect patients in the older age groups with or without a history of antecedent heart disease. Despite recent reports of increased group G infections in obstetric and perinatal practice there were no cases of post-puerperal endocarditis. Although aortic valve involvement would appear to be increasing, group B streptococci still show a marked predilection for the mitral valve.
MeSH terms
Adult; Age Factors; Aged; Aortic Valve; Endocarditis, Bacterial; Female; Fever; Heart Murmurs; Heart Valve Diseases; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Mitral Valve; Retrospective Studies; Streptococcus agalactiae
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