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Austrian syndrome, ceftriaxone-induced agranulocytosis and COVID-19

We present a case of a 75-year-old woman with Austrian syndrome: pneumonia, meningitis and endocarditis all due to Streptococcus pneumoniae. Transoesophageal echocardiogram demonstrated a large mitral valve vegetation with severe mitral regurgitation. She was treated with intravenous ceftriaxone and...

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Autores principales: McCulloch, James Edward, Miller, Alexandra, Borcea, Marius, Reid, Jeremy
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7789464/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33408111
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2020-239355