| Literature DB >> 25963288 |
Daniel C DeSimone1, Christopher V DeSimone2, Imad M Tleyjeh3, Daniel D Correa de Sa4, Nandan S Anavekar2, Brian D Lahr5, Muhammad R Sohail6, James M Steckelberg1, Walter R Wilson1, Larry M Baddour6.
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.Entities:
Keywords: endocarditis; valvulopathy; viridans group streptococci
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Year: 2015 PMID: 25963288 PMCID: PMC4542600 DOI: 10.1093/cid/civ375
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Clin Infect Dis ISSN: 1058-4838 Impact factor: 9.079