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Case Reports
. 1990 Sep-Oct;3(5):424-7.
doi: 10.1016/s0894-7317(14)80145-4.

Streptococcal endocarditis temporally related to transesophageal echocardiography

E Foster  1 , F M Kusumoto, S M Sobol, N B Schiller
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Case Reports

Streptococcal endocarditis temporally related to transesophageal echocardiography

E Foster et al. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 1990 Sep-Oct.

Abstract

A case of streptococcal sanguis endocarditis temporally related to a transesophageal echocardiogram is reported; and the literature on the incidence of bacteremia occurring during transesophageal echocardiography is reviewed. On the basis of this case and review of the literature, a reevaluation of the current guidelines for endocarditis prophylaxis during this procedure is recommended.

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