Infectious endocarditis due to Streptococcus pneumoniae in a cardiac surgery patient: a new form of clinical presentation.

Autor: Lacalzada J; Department of Cardiology University Hospital of the Canary Islands La Laguna Tenerife Spain., Padilla M; Department of Cardiology University Hospital of the Canary Islands La Laguna Tenerife Spain., de la Rosa A; Department of Cardiology University Hospital of the Canary Islands La Laguna Tenerife Spain., Laynez I; Department of Cardiology University Hospital of the Canary Islands La Laguna Tenerife Spain.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Clinical case reports [Clin Case Rep] 2015 Dec 08; Vol. 4 (2), pp. 129-32. Date of Electronic Publication: 2015 Dec 08 (Print Publication: 2016).
DOI: 10.1002/ccr3.448
Abstrakt: High mortality associated with pneumococcal endocarditis is due to late diagnosis and the frequency of complications, which usually require early diagnostic and intensive therapeutic measures. We present the first reported case of pneumococcal endocarditis with simultaneous infection of an aortic prosthetic valve, native tricuspid valve, and permanent pacemaker lead.
Databáze: MEDLINE
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