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Multivalvular Endocarditis With Granulicatella adiacens in a 2-Year-Old Boy With Ventricular Septal Defect

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: A 2-year-old boy with a hemodynamically insignificant ventricular septal defect was found to have polyvalvular endocarditis, eventually requiring replacement of the pulmonary and mitral valves with a pulmonary conduit and a mechanical valve. Cultures grew Granulicatella adiacens, listed on the microbiological criterion of the updated Duke International Society for Cardiovascular Infectious Diseases criteria.

Source: JACC Case Reports

DOI: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2024.102525

Authors: Christopher Schmitt, Ranjit Philip, Christopher Knott-Craig, Nathan Stecchi, Nithya Swaminathan

Institutions: University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Le Bonheur Children's Hospital

Language: English

Topic: Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management

Subfield: Epidemiology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $850