Infectious endocarditis due to Streptococcus pneumoniae in a cardiac surgery patient: a new form of clinical presentation

Clin Case Rep. 2015 Dec 8;4(2):129-32. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.448. eCollection 2016 Feb.

Abstract

High mortality associated with pneumococcal endocarditis is due to late diagnosis and the frequency of complications, which usually require early diagnostic and intensive therapeutic measures. We present the first reported case of pneumococcal endocarditis with simultaneous infection of an aortic prosthetic valve, native tricuspid valve, and permanent pacemaker lead.

Keywords: Aortic prosthetic valve dysfunction; Streptococcus pneumoniae; infective endocarditis; pacemaker lead infection.

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