| Autor: |
M Soledad, Wenzel A, Marlis, Täger F, Roberto, Burgos L, M Teresa, Bilbao M |
| Rok vydání: |
2006 |
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| Zdroj: |
Revista chilena de infectologia : organo oficial de la Sociedad Chilena de Infectologia. 23(3) |
| ISSN: |
0716-1018 |
| Popis: |
Despite S. pneumoniae is one of main etiologies of invasive bacterial infection in children, it rarely causes infectious endocarditis in children. Pneumococcal endocarditis is a serious condition that affects mainly the mitral valve, with a rapidly destructive nature and a high fatality rate, demanding prompt medical and surgical treatment. We report a case of pneumococcal endocarditis in a school girl coming from extreme rurality who presented both meningitis and endocarditis, and whose blood cultures isolated penicillin resistant S. pneumoniae. |
| Databáze: |
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