The Development of Acute Rheumatic Fever and Subsequent Valvular Heart

question 18

Multiple Choice

The development of acute rheumatic fever and subsequent valvular heart disease are problems that may be encountered by patients infected with:

• A) Enterococcus faecalis.
• B) Streptococcus pneumoniae.
• C) S. pyogenes.
• D) S. agalactiae.

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