Group B Streptococcus tricuspid valve endocarditis with subsequent septic embolization to the pulmonary artery: A case report following elective abortion.
Sabrina PiedimonteMohammad AlmohammadiTodd C LeePublished in: Obstetric medicine (2017)
Group B streptococcus endocarditis is a serious complication of gynecologic procedures. The role of preoperative antibiotics, postoperative clinical suspicion of endocarditis based on respiratory symptoms and a multidisciplinary approach may lead to enhanced patient outcomes.
Keyphrases
- pulmonary artery
- patients undergoing
- coronary artery
- pulmonary hypertension
- aortic valve
- mitral valve
- pulmonary arterial hypertension
- biofilm formation
- candida albicans
- aortic stenosis
- transcatheter aortic valve replacement
- acute kidney injury
- escherichia coli
- pseudomonas aeruginosa
- sleep quality
- physical activity
- coronary artery disease
- cystic fibrosis