TY - JOUR T1 - Streptococcus agalactiae endocarditis JO - Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia (English edition) T2 - AU - Machado,Carina AU - Almeida,Carla AU - Santos,Emilia AU - Pelicano,Nuno AU - Dourado,Raquel AU - Martins,Dinis SN - 21742049 M3 - 10.1016/j.repce.2012.07.001 DO - 10.1016/j.repce.2012.07.001 UR - https://www.revportcardiol.org/en-streptococcus-agalactiae-endocarditis-articulo-S2174204912001274 AB - Streptococcus agalactiae endocarditis is a rare clinical entity that is generally characterized by acute onset, the presence of large vegetations, rapid valvular destruction and frequent complications, particularly embolization. Mortality is high with medical therapy alone. The authors present a case report of S. agalactiae endocarditis in a young patient treated by prompt surgery. The literature is reviewed. ER -