Facklamia Species and Streptococcus pneumoniae Meningitis: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Facklamia sp are Gram-positive cocci that are often mistaken for viridans streptococci, but they rarely cause invasive disease. In this report, we describe a case of mixed Facklamia sp and Streptococcus pneumoniae meningitis in an immunocompetent host with sinusitis. This case demonstrates that Fack...

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Autores principales: Parvataneni, Kesav C., Iyer, Sugantha, Khatib, Riad, Saravolatz, Louis D.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4567083/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26380331
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofv029

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4567083/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26380331
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofv029

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