Subacute bacterial endocarditis (SBE) due to Streptococcus gordonii


Submitted: 17 February 2014
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Published: 31 December 2009
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Endocarditis is an inflammatory state of the endothelium that promotes thrombus formation and tissue damage on the surface of heart valves. Recent studies have reported endocarditis mortality rates ranging from 12% to 46% (2008). The Streptococcus gordonii is a normal inhabitant of the human oral cavity. It is a component of the microbial communities responsible of plaque formation, associated with dental caries and also regarded as the main causative agent in the development of subacute bacterial endocarditis (SBE).

Battista, R., Raddi, A., Labonia, F., Raffone, M., Sommella, A., Pedicelli, M., Di Cecio, M., & Smeraglia, R. (2009). Subacute bacterial endocarditis (SBE) due to Streptococcus gordonii. Microbiologia Medica, 24(4). https://doi.org/10.4081/mm.2009.2518

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