Streptococcus alactolyticus Infective Endocarditis and Stroke in a Healthy Young Female

Streptococcus alactolyticus Infective Endocarditis and Stroke in a Healthy Young Female

Streptococcus bovis/Streptococcus equinus complex includes the subspecies Streptococcus alactolyticus. The prevalence of systemic infection in humans with S alactolyticus is scarce. We present a case of infective endocarditis complicated with hemorrhagic and ischemic stroke in a healthy 31-year-old...

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Veröffentlicht in:JACC. Case reports 2024-06, Vol.29 (11), p.102355, Article 102355
Hauptverfasser: Chakrabarty, Swarna, Hiran, Tony K., Sharma, Arjun, Verma, Divya Ratan, Wang, Fajun, Benjamin, Mina M., Poowanawittayakom, Nongnooch
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Sprache:eng
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Case Report
endocarditis
mitral valve
murmur
stroke
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Zusammenfassung:Streptococcus bovis/Streptococcus equinus complex includes the subspecies Streptococcus alactolyticus. The prevalence of systemic infection in humans with S alactolyticus is scarce. We present a case of infective endocarditis complicated with hemorrhagic and ischemic stroke in a healthy 31-year-old woman. [Display omitted]
ISSN:2666-0849
2666-0849
DOI:10.1016/j.jaccas.2024.102355