Streptococcus sinensis Endocarditis outside Hong Kong

Streptococcus sinensis has been described as a causative organism for infective endocarditis in 3 Chinese patients from Hong Kong. We describe a closely related strain in an Italian patient with chronic rheumatic heart disease. The case illustrates that S. sinensis is a worldwide emerging pathogen.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Uçkay, Ilker, Rohner, Peter, Bolivar, Ignacio, Ninet, Béatrice, Djordjevic, Marina, Nobre, Vandack, Garzoni, Christian, Schrenzel, Jacques
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2007
Materias:
Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2828085/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17953105
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1308.080124

Internet

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2828085/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17953105
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1308.080124

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