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<Articles JournalTitle="The Research in Heart Yield and Translational Medicine (RHYTHM)">
  <Article>
    <Journal>
      <PublisherName>Tehran University of Medical Sciences</PublisherName>
      <JournalTitle>The Research in Heart Yield and Translational Medicine (RHYTHM)</JournalTitle>
      <Issn>3115-7270</Issn>
      <Volume>20</Volume>
      <Issue>3</Issue>
      <PubDate PubStatus="epublish">
        <Year>2024</Year>
        <Month>05</Month>
        <Day>03</Day>
      </PubDate>
    </Journal>
    <title locale="en_US">Unusual Case Report of Infective Endocarditis Due to Streptococcus Agalactiae in Lebanon</title>
    <FirstPage>242</FirstPage>
    <LastPage>248</LastPage>
    <AuthorList>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Laurentia Fidella Averina</FirstName>
        <LastName>Setia Santoso</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Padjadjaran</affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Ribal Hassane</FirstName>
        <LastName>Al Mokdad</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Faculty of Medical Sciences, Lebanese University</affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Mustafa</FirstName>
        <LastName>Saleh</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Faculty of Medical Sciences, Lebanese University</affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Ahmad Mohamad</FirstName>
        <LastName>Ezzedine</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Faculty of Medical Sciences, Lebanese University</affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Mohammed Shawki</FirstName>
        <LastName>Dabbous</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Faculty of Medical Sciences, Lebanese University</affiliation>
      </Author>
    </AuthorList>
    <History>
      <PubDate PubStatus="received">
        <Year>2024</Year>
        <Month>07</Month>
        <Day>11</Day>
      </PubDate>
      <PubDate PubStatus="accepted">
        <Year>2024</Year>
        <Month>09</Month>
        <Day>03</Day>
      </PubDate>
    </History>
    <abstract locale="en_US">Background: Right-sided infective endocarditis (IE) is uncommon. Furthermore, Streptococcus agalactiae (S agalactiae) rarely causes IE, with only 2% to 9% of bacteremia cases manifesting as endocarditis.
Case Presentation: A 30-year-old Lebanese woman presented to the emergency department with high-grade fever and chills. Blood tests were obtained, urinalysis showed leukocytes, and treatment for urinary tract infection was initiated. The patient was hospitalized 3 days later and transferred to the ICU. Echocardiography revealed severe right-sided cardiomegaly, flail tricuspid leaflets with ruptured chordae, and a large coaptation defect. She was diagnosed with right-sided IE due to S agalactiae and underwent tricuspid valve replacement. Unfortunately, the patient died from acute decompensated heart failure.
Conclusion: This case represents an unusual instance of right-sided IE due to S agalactiae in Lebanon, for which definitive treatment guidance remains limited.</abstract>
    <web_url>https://jthc.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jthc/article/view/2126</web_url>
    <pdf_url>https://jthc.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jthc/article/download/2126/1227</pdf_url>
  </Article>
</Articles>
