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Streptococcal endocarditis temporally related to transesophageal echocardiography
E Foster1, F M Kusumoto, S M Sobol
1Division of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco 94143.
Abstract:
A case of streptococcal sanguis endocarditis temporally related to a transesophageal echocardiogram is reported; and the literature on the incidence of bacteremia occurring during transesophageal echocardiography is reviewed. On the basis of this case and review of the literature, a reevaluation of the current guidelines for endocarditis prophylaxis during this procedure is recommended.