{"title":"Group B streptococcal tricuspid valve endocarditis after abortion, presenting with septic emboli to the lungs.","authors":"Rehana Qadir, Anjum Ara, Asma Taj","doi":"10.5580/643","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Group B streptococcal endocarditis following elective abortion is a rare complication seen in patients colonized with Group B Streptococci. Screening and prophylaxis for Group B Streptococci should be considered for all patients undergoing elective abortion.","PeriodicalId":330833,"journal":{"name":"The Internet Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery","volume":"50 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2008-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"The Internet Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.5580/643","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Group B streptococcal endocarditis following elective abortion is a rare complication seen in patients colonized with Group B Streptococci. Screening and prophylaxis for Group B Streptococci should be considered for all patients undergoing elective abortion.