Recurrent Infective Endocarditis in an Adolescent due to Streptococcus agalactiae: A Rare Presentation of a Common Pathogen

Noora Al Busaidi; Amal Al-Maani; Abdullah Al Farqani; Nuha Altahir; Amina Al Jardani

doi:10.5001/omj.2023.56

Recurrent Infective Endocarditis in an Adolescent due to Streptococcus agalactiae: A Rare Presentation of a Common Pathogen

Oman Med J. 2023 Sep 28;38(5):e559. doi: 10.5001/omj.2023.56. eCollection 2023 Sep.

Authors

Noora Al Busaidi¹, Amal Al-Maani^{1

2

3}, Abdullah Al Farqani², Nuha Altahir², Amina Al Jardani⁴

Affiliations

¹ Medical Microbiology Residency Training Program, Oman Medical Specialty Board, Muscat, Oman.
² Department of Child Health, Royal Hospital, Muscat, Oman.
³ Department of Infection Prevention and Control, Directorate General for Disease Surveillance and Control, Ministry of Health, Muscat, Oman.
⁴ Central Public Health Laboratories, Directorate General for Diseases Surveillance and Control, Ministry of Health, Muscat, Oman.

Abstract

Streptococcus agalactiae is known to cause invasive infections in risk groups such as pregnant women, newborns, and immunosuppressed patients but it is uncommon in older children. We describe a case of recurrent infective endocarditis due to S. agalactiae in an 11-year-old boy with Loeys-Dietz syndrome who was successfully treated with long-term antimicrobial therapy for one year.

Keywords: Blood Culture; Child; Endocarditis; Heart Failure; Oman; Streptococcus agalactiae.

Publication types

Case Reports