Bacterial Endocarditis Due to a Group C Beta Hemolytic Streptococcus

Case Studies1 May 1963Bacterial Endocarditis Due to a Group C Beta Hemolytic StreptococcusVERNON SANDERS, M.D.VERNON SANDERS, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-58-5-858 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe group C Streptococcus equi is a common cause of infection in veterinary medicine. Its human counterpart, Streptococcus equisimilis, may be an unobtrusive inhabitant of the human nose, throat, or vagina, but it seldom becomes a pathogen. On rare occasions, it has been implicated as a cause of puerperal fever, erysipelas, scarlet fever, tonsillitis, and septicemia (1, 2).The development of bacterial endocarditis following a Group C streptococcal infection has been well documented and well described in only 1 instance (3). We have recently seen a similar case with several unusual features that merit comment and discussion.CASE REPORTA...References1. EVANS AC: Studies on hemolytic streptococci. J. Bact. 48: 267, 1944. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. KOHLERRUDAT WKD: Strepto Kokken-Dreifachinfektion Bei Endocarditis Lenta. Zbl. Bakt. [Orig.] 178: 299, 1960. MedlineGoogle Scholar3. ROSENTHALSTONE AHFM: Puerperal infection with vegetative endocarditis: report of sulfanilamide therapy in two fatal cases due to streptococcus haemolyticus Groups B and C. JAMA 14: 840, 1940. Google Scholar4. FUCILLO M: Personal communication. Google Scholar5. BREEDMURRAYSMITH RSEGNR: Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology, 7th ed., The Williams & Wilkins Company, Baltimore, Maryland, 1957, p. 513. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Washington, D. C.From the Georgetown University Medical Division, District of Columbia General Hospital, and the Department of Medicine, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, D. C.Doctor Sanders is a trainee under grant 2E-182, United States Public Health Service, Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Washington, D. C.Requests for reprints should be addressed to Vernon Sanders, M.D., 6363 Roswell Road, Atlanta, Georgia. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited ByCase Report: Fatal Cardiac Tamponade in a Young Man with Group C Streptococcal EndocarditisGroup C streptococcal endocarditis: Case report and review of the literatureGroup C β-hemolytic streptococcal endocarditis: Report of a pediatric caseActivity of nine antimicrobial agents against Lancefield group C and group G streptococciOptimal methods for the isolation of groups A, B, C and G streptococciInfections due to group C streptococci in manExtrarespiratory Streptococcal InfectionsInfective Endocarditis in the Antibiotic Era 1 May 1963Volume 58, Issue 5Page: 858-861KeywordsEndocarditisHospital medicinePathogensPrevention, policy, and public healthResearch laboratoriesScarlet feverSepsisStreptococcal infectionsStreptococcusVagina Issue Published: 1 May 1963 PDF DownloadLoading ...