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Group B streptococcal endocarditis
Dayel A Al-Shahrani1, Ibrahim Z Al-Mohsen, Suliman A Al-Jumaah
1Department of Pediatrics, Prince Abdullah Hospital, Bisha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Saudi Medical Journal
|October 9, 2002
Abstract:
Group B Streptococcus can cause early onset neonatal disease. Beyond neonatal life, group B Streptococci are unusual pathogens. It can cause septicemia, epiglottis, fascitis, and endocarditis. A male Saudi child with group B endocarditis who has congenital heart disease is discussed.