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  • Title: Endocarditis caused by Abiotrophia defectiva in children.
    Author: Chang HH, Lu CY, Hsueh PR, Wu MH, Wang JK, Huang LM.
    Journal: Pediatr Infect Dis J; 2002 Jul; 21(7):697-700. PubMed ID: 12237606.
    Abstract:
    Abiotrophia defectiva, formerly designated as the member of nutritionally variant streptococci, is a part of normal oral flora and may be a cause of culture-negative endocarditis. We report a case of infective endocarditis caused by A. defectiva involving the mitral valve in a 12-year-old girl. She received antibiotic treatment for 8 weeks and was symptom-free 6 months after discharge. We also reviewed the pediatric cases of nutritionally variant streptococcal endocarditis published in the English literature since 1971.
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