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Species and biotypes of Streptococcus bovis causing infective endocarditis
- Source :
- Enfermedades Infecciosas y Microbiología Clínica. 41:215-220
- Publication Year :
- 2023
- Publisher :
- Elsevier BV, 2023.
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Abstract
- Introduction Streptococcus bovis/equinus complex (SBEC) is a major cause of infective endocarditis (IE), although its incidence varies greatly depending on the geographical area. The characteristics of IE caused by Streptococcus gallolyticus susp. gallolyticus are well known; there are hardly any descriptions of IE caused by other species or biotypes. Methods Retrospective cohort study, from 1990 to 2019, of all SBEC IE in adults in three Spanish hospitals, Lugo (LH), Barcelona (BH) and Ferrol (FH) where the population is mainly rural, urban and mixed, respectively. The incidence of IE was analyzed in 3 areas. Clinical characteristics of IE (277 cases, 258 biotyped) were compared according to SBEC species and biotypes. Results There are significant differences between the incidence of SBEC IE in HL (27.9/106) vs. HF and HB (8.8 and 7,1, respectively, p Conclusions IE due to SBEC has geographical variations in incidence and different clinical characteristics among biotypes. The association with CRC was high.
- Subjects :
- Microbiology (medical)
education.field_of_study
biology
business.industry
Incidence (epidemiology)
Population
Retrospective cohort study
General Medicine
medicine.disease
Streptococcus bovis
biology.organism_classification
Microbiology
Infective endocarditis
parasitic diseases
medicine
Streptococcus gallolyticus
education
business
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 0213005X
- Volume :
- 41
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Enfermedades Infecciosas y Microbiología Clínica
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....aa6c183b3a5d486c1750538ea5df9cf5