First report of infective endocarditis caused by Streptococcus pseudoporcinus in Vietnam

We report a first case of Streptococcus pseudoporcinus bacteraemia causing infective endocarditis in a 40-year-old man in Vietnam. This is the second case of Streptococcus pseudoporcinus infective endocarditis in the literature. The patient was successfully treated by antibiotics, combined with aort...

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Autores principales: Hai, P.D., Dung, N.M., Son, P.N., Phuong, L.L., Thuyet, B.T., Hoa, L.V.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2020
Materias:
First Clinical Case in Emerging Country
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7016273/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32071724
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nmni.2019.100643
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Sumario:We report a first case of Streptococcus pseudoporcinus bacteraemia causing infective endocarditis in a 40-year-old man in Vietnam. This is the second case of Streptococcus pseudoporcinus infective endocarditis in the literature. The patient was successfully treated by antibiotics, combined with aortic valve replacement. Streptococcus pseudoporcinus may be an emerging infectious agent causing endocarditis.

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