A case report of disseminated Streptococcus pneumoniae infection complicated by infective endocarditis, septic arthritis and epidural abscess in an immunocompetent patient

Streptococcus pneumoniae is a highly virulent, vaccine-preventable pathogen which can cause disease on a spectrum from benign to fatal. Apart from pneumonia, it commonly causes septicaemia and meningitis. This case report describes an unusual range of complications in a 53-year-old Caucasian female...

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Autores principales: Dean, Kimberley Rose, Koirala, Archana, Samarasekara, Harsha
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Microbiology Society 2023
Materias:
Case Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10436013/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37601436
http://dx.doi.org/10.1099/acmi.0.000611.v3

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10436013/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37601436
http://dx.doi.org/10.1099/acmi.0.000611.v3

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