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Vol. 24 No. 4 (2009)
https://doi.org/10.4081/mm.2009.2518

Subacute bacterial endocarditis (SBE) due to Streptococcus gordonii

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Received: 17 February 2014
Published: 31 December 2009
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Streptococcus gordonii, Endocarditis, Blood coltures

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Raffaella Battista
raffaella.battista@ospedalemonaldi.it
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Adriana Raddi
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Francesco Labonia
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Marcello Raffone
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Alessia Sommella
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Marina Pedicelli
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Michele Di Cecio
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Riccardo Smeraglia
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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).

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Subacute bacterial endocarditis (SBE) due to Streptococcus gordonii. (2009). Microbiologia Medica, 24(4). https://doi.org/10.4081/mm.2009.2518

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