Conquering the pneumococcal nemesis with oral antibiotics

Conquering the pneumococcal nemesis with oral antibiotics

Introduction Streptococcus pneumoniae endocarditis (SPE) occurs in <3% of all EI cases due to the evolution of penicillin and vaccination. However, immunocompromised and unvaccinated patients are still at grave risk. Case A 58-year-old African American male who used alcohol and intravenous (IV) d...

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Main Authors: Rana Garris, Rushdy Abanoub, Firas Qaqa, Chirag Rana, Nirmal Guragai, Habib A. Habib, Fayez Shamoon, Mahesh Bikkina
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Greater Baltimore Medical Center 2020-01-01
Series:Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives
Subjects:
infectious endocarditis
pneumococcus
treatment strategies
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20009666.2019.1708637

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20009666.2019.1708637

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