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KMID : 0984720060380040210
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Infection and Chemotherapy
2006 Volume.38 No. 4 p.210 ~ p.213
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Infective Endocarditis due to Streptococcus pneumoniae
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Baik Seung-Hee
Oh Yoon-Jung
Choi Young-Hwa
Shin Seung-Soo
Park Kwang-Joo
Hwang Sung-Chul
Park Joo-Hun
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Abstract
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Streptococcus pneumoniae has been a rare cause of endocarditis in the postantibiotic era. The incidence of pneumococcal endocarditis now accounts for less than 3% of all cases and most often occur in patients with risk factors, especially alcoholism. We report the case of a 68-year-old male with acute infective endocarditis due to Streptococcus pneumoniae. We stressed the low frequency of this agent as a cause of endocarditis and the atypical evolution of this case.
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KEYWORD
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Streptococcus pneumoniae, Bacterial endocarditis, Bacteremia
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