[Morbimortality of acute endocarditis caused by Streptococcus agalactiae]

Abstract

INTRODUCTION:
Streptococcus agalactiae is an uncommon cause of acute endocarditis.

It is more likely to occur in people with underlying diseases and usually evolves poorly. MATERIALS AND

METHODS:
We have conducted a retrospective study comparing the clinical features of Streptococcus agalactiae acute endocarditis attended in our Hospital during the last twelve years with the ones caused by other microorganisms; we have analized as dependent variables the vegetation size, surgery needing, complications, time of hospitalisation and global mortality.

RESULTS:
All the cases by SGB had a great vegetation size, all needed surgery in its management with long hospitalisation periods, and the mortility was of 40%; everything was higher than other microorganism's endocarditis. CONCLUSION. Streptococcus agalactiae acute endocarditis is a serious disease which requires early surgery in its management.

Its mortality rate, complications and hospitalisation time are high.

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Publication date

2010-01-13

Journal

Revista clínica española
Rev Clin Esp (0014-2565)

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Spa.

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Revista clinica espanola

Servicios de Cardiología y Medicina Interna. Hospital Universitario Virgen de las Nieves. Granada. España. jimenez.jaimez [at] gmail.com

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Rev Clin Esp. 2009 Dec;209(11):536-9