Non–β-hemolytic Streptococcal Bacteremia in Patients With Heart Valve Prosthesis—Is It Always Infective Endocarditis?
Patients with NBHSB and HVP have a high risk for IE and should be thoroughly investigated. Most patients with NBHSB and HVP who fulfilled criteria for possible IE did not receive long-course antibiotic treatment. Moreover, some patients treated with a short course of antibiotics experienced NBHSB relapse.
Authors
- Fanni Toivonen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8324-4486)
- Anna Bläckberg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2778-5314)
- Magnus Rasmussen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1588-5473)
- Johannes Lundin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-5157-1817)
- Sigurður Ragnarsson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5976-5743)
- Torgny Sunnerhagen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9240-2378)
Institutions
- Lund University (SE)
- Skåne University Hospital (SE)
- Center for Prevention Services (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Open Forum Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2025-04-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofaf242
- Primary Topic
- Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00