Invasive Streptococcus Pneumoniae Infection Causing Cardioembolic Stroke: A Clinical Proximity to Austrian Syndrome

Streptococcus pneumoniae (S. pneumoniae) is a significant human bacterial pathogen and the major cause of pneumonia. In the post-antibiotic era, S. pneumoniae endocarditis is rare but carries a high risk of central nervous system (CNS) involvement. We present a case of invasive S. pneumoniae infecti...

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Autores principales: Pawar, Nilesh H, Nickalls, Oliver J, Tan, Keng Leong, Ho, Vui K, Ng, Shin Yi, Loh, Jiashen
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2017
Materias:
Neurology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5815650/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29487774
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.1960

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5815650/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29487774
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.1960

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