Streptococcus pneumoniae Serotype 23B Causing Asymptomatic Sinusitis Complicated by Endocarditis and Meningitis: Sequela of a Non-vaccine Serotype

We describe a rare case of a Streptococcus pneumoniae (S. pneumoniae) infection causing mitral valve endocarditis and bacterial meningitis in a previously healthy young adult male in his 20s who presented with altered mentation. Though our patient did not endorse any respiratory issues, we suspected...

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Autores principales: Erdem, Saliha, Patel, Dhruvil, Patel, Suraj V, Patel, Shlok, Patel, Shivam, Kanwar, Amrit
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2023
Materias:
Cardiology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10423637/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37581129
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.41892

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10423637/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37581129
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.41892

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