%0 Journal Article %T Diagnosis and Management of Infective Endocarditis in Patient with Ventricular Septal Defect: A Report of Clinical Case from Dakar, Senegal %A Adama Sawadogo %A Arame Diagne Diallo %A Dominique Bindia %A Ibrahima Bara Diop %A Joseph Mingou %A Kadia Ba %A Magalie Kaya %A Modibo Doumbia %A Mohamed Leye %A Momar Dioum %A OusmaneDieye %A Simon Manga %J American Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery | Impact Factor of Cardiovascular Journals %D 2017 %R 10.15226/2573-864X/2/2/00111 %X Infective Endocarditis (IE) due to Streptococcus pneumoniae is a rare serious complication in the patients with congenital heart diseases. The authors report a case of pneumococcal endocarditis in a 13-year-old boy diagnosed with VSD. Keywords: Endocarditis; Ventricular septal defect; Streptococcaceae; Antibiotic therap %U https://symbiosisonlinepublishing.com/thoracic-and-cardiovascular-surgery/cardiovascular-thoracic-surgery11.php