Prevention of infective endocarditis: guidelines from the American heart association: a guideline from the American heart association rheumatic fever, endocarditis …
W Wilson, KA Taubert, M Gewitz, PB Lockhart… - Circulation, 2007 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—The purpose of this statement is to update the recommendations by the
American Heart Association (AHA) for the prevention of infective endocarditis that were last …
American Heart Association (AHA) for the prevention of infective endocarditis that were last …
Pathogenesis of streptococcal and staphylococcal endocarditis
P Moreillon, YA Que, AS Bayer - Infectious Disease Clinics, 2002 - id.theclinics.com
Viridans group streptococci and staphylococci (Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus
epidermidis) are the pathogens most frequently responsible for infective endocarditis (IE)[1 …
epidermidis) are the pathogens most frequently responsible for infective endocarditis (IE)[1 …
Lmb, a Protein with Similarities to the LraI Adhesin Family, Mediates Attachment of Streptococcus agalactiae to Human Laminin
B Spellerberg, E Rozdzinski, S Martin… - Infection and …, 1999 - Am Soc Microbiol
Streptococcus agalactiae is a leading cause of neonatal sepsis and meningitis. Adherence
to extracellular matrix proteins is considered an important factor in the pathogenesis of …
to extracellular matrix proteins is considered an important factor in the pathogenesis of …
[HTML][HTML] Importance of the Collagen Adhesin Ace in Pathogenesis and Protection against Enterococcus faecalis Experimental Endocarditis
KV Singh, SR Nallapareddy, J Sillanpää… - PLoS …, 2010 - journals.plos.org
Ace is an adhesin to collagen from Enterococcus faecalis expressed conditionally after
growth in serum or in the presence of collagen. Here, we generated an ace deletion mutant …
growth in serum or in the presence of collagen. Here, we generated an ace deletion mutant …
MtsABC Is Important for Manganese and Iron Transport, Oxidative Stress Resistance, and Virulence of Streptococcus pyogenes
R Janulczyk, S Ricci, L Björck - Infection and immunity, 2003 - Am Soc Microbiol
MtsABC is a Streptococcus pyogenes ABC transporter which was previously shown to be
involved in iron and zinc accumulation. In this study, we showed that an mtsABC mutant has …
involved in iron and zinc accumulation. In this study, we showed that an mtsABC mutant has …
[HTML][HTML] Porphyromonas gingivalis Participates in Pathogenesis of Human Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm by Neutrophil Activation. Proof of Concept in Rats
S Delbosc, JM Alsac, C Journe, L Louedec, Y Castier… - PLoS …, 2011 - journals.plos.org
Background Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms (AAAs) represent a particular form of
atherothrombosis where neutrophil proteolytic activity plays a major role. We postulated that …
atherothrombosis where neutrophil proteolytic activity plays a major role. We postulated that …
Aggregation and Binding Substances Enhance Pathogenicity in Rabbit Models of Enterococcus faecalis Endocarditis
PM Schlievert, PJ Gahr, AP Assimacopoulos… - Infection and …, 1998 - Am Soc Microbiol
We investigated the importance of enterococcal aggregation substance (AS) and
enterococcal binding substance (EBS) in rabbit models of Enterococcus faecalis cardiac …
enterococcal binding substance (EBS) in rabbit models of Enterococcus faecalis cardiac …
A new family of high-affinity ABC manganese and zinc permeases
JP Claverys - Research in microbiology, 2001 - Elsevier
Phylogenetic analysis of 47 extracellular putative metal binding receptors (MBRs) belonging
to the newly defined cluster suggests the existence of two subclusters. The question of …
to the newly defined cluster suggests the existence of two subclusters. The question of …
In vivo testing of an Enterococcus faecalis efaA mutant and use of efaA homologs for species identification
KV Singh, TM Coque, GM Weinstock… - FEMS Immunology & …, 1998 - academic.oup.com
Disruption of the previously described efaA (from Enterococcus faecalis antigen A) gene
was generated in E. faecalis strain OG1RF and loss of an∼ 37-kDa immunoreactive band …
was generated in E. faecalis strain OG1RF and loss of an∼ 37-kDa immunoreactive band …
[HTML][HTML] Infective endocarditis and oral health—A Narrative Review
CV Bumm, M Folwaczny - Cardiovascular diagnosis and therapy, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Infective endocarditis is a rare but usually severe and often fatal inflammatory disease
affecting the endocardial surface, native and prosthetic valves or cardiac devices. Besides …
affecting the endocardial surface, native and prosthetic valves or cardiac devices. Besides …