Infective endocarditis in children is a rare entity that poses multiple challenges. A history of
congenital heart disease is the most common risk factor, although in recent years, other …

The literature related to three aspects of dental bacteremia has been reviewed in regard to
postprocedure bleeding and bacteremia, intensity of bacteremia, and cumulative exposure …

A link between oral health and cardiovascular disease has been proposed for more than a
century. Recently, concern about possible links between periodontal disease (PD) and …

Research has found that certain bacteria are associated with human cancers. Their role,
however, is still unclear. Convincing evidence links some species to carcinogenesis while …

The oral streptococci have undergone considerable taxonomic revision in recent years but
there is still little information concerning associations between the newly defined species …

Infective endocarditis is always fatal if untreated and continues to cause substantial
morbidity and mortality despite modern antimicrobial and surgical treatment. 1–5 Therefore …

In a prospective study, the clinical value of transoesophageal two-dimensional
echocardiography (TOE) as compared with transthoracic two-dimensional …

This review traces the history of the human, nonhemolytic, or viridans, streptococci and
describes improvements in their taxonomy wrought by study of their biochemical profiles and …

Whether antibiotic prophylaxis can prevent bacterial endocarditis is hotly debated. In an
attempt to settle this issue, we have assessed the efficacy of prophylaxis for bacterial …

Background.—Studies of the epidemiology of bacterial endocarditis are usually based on a
retrospective review of medical records from referral centers serving diverse patient …