Association of Mitral Valve Prolapse With Infective Endocarditis Due to Viridans Group Streptococci: Table 1. | Zendy

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Association of Mitral Valve Prolapse With Infective Endocarditis Due to Viridans Group Streptococci: Table 1.

Author(s) -

Daniel C. DeSimone,

Christopher V. DeSimone,

Imad M. Tleyjeh,

Daniel D. Correa de,

Nandan S. Anavekar,

Brian D. Lahr,

M. Rizwan Sohail,

James M. Steckelberg,

Walter R. Wilson,

Larry M. Baddour

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1093/cid/civ375

Subject(s) - medicine , infective endocarditis , mitral valve prolapse , viridans streptococci , endocarditis , cohort , mitral valve , cardiology , population , streptococcus , surgery , bacteria , genetics , environmental health , biology

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.

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