A Rare Cause of Endocarditis: Streptococcus pyogenes
Although group A β-hemolytic streptococcus is an uncommon cause of infective endocarditis, an increase in the incidence of invasive group A streptococcus infections including bacteremia has been reported in the last two decades. Herein we report Streptococcus pyogenes endocarditis in a previously...
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| author | Bahadır Gültekin Bahar Pirat Özlem Kurt Azap Ayşegül Yeşilkaya Hande Arslan |
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| description | Although group A β-hemolytic streptococcus is an uncommon cause of infective endocarditis, an increase in the incidence of invasive group A streptococcus infections including bacteremia has been reported in the last two decades. Herein we report Streptococcus pyogenes endocarditis in a previously healthy adult patient who was hospitalized to investigate the etiology of fever. Because of a suspicion of a new vegetation appeared in the second (aortic) valve in the 14th day of high dose penicillin G treatment, the mitral and aortic valves were replaced by mechanical prosthesis on the 22nd day of treatment. He was discharged from hospital after the 6 week course of antibiotic treatment. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8a4797ccc28a4a6b837522b4de3e85af2023-02-15T16:22:24ZengGalenos Publishing HouseBalkan Medical Journal2146-31232146-31312012-09-01293331333A Rare Cause of Endocarditis: Streptococcus pyogenesBahadır GültekinBahar PiratÖzlem Kurt AzapAyşegül YeşilkayaHande ArslanAlthough group A β-hemolytic streptococcus is an uncommon cause of infective endocarditis, an increase in the incidence of invasive group A streptococcus infections including bacteremia has been reported in the last two decades. Herein we report Streptococcus pyogenes endocarditis in a previously healthy adult patient who was hospitalized to investigate the etiology of fever. Because of a suspicion of a new vegetation appeared in the second (aortic) valve in the 14th day of high dose penicillin G treatment, the mitral and aortic valves were replaced by mechanical prosthesis on the 22nd day of treatment. He was discharged from hospital after the 6 week course of antibiotic treatment.http://www.balkanmedicaljournal.org/text.php3?id=894Group A β-hemolytic streptococcusendocarditis |
| spellingShingle | Bahadır Gültekin Bahar Pirat Özlem Kurt Azap Ayşegül Yeşilkaya Hande Arslan A Rare Cause of Endocarditis: Streptococcus pyogenes Balkan Medical Journal Group A β-hemolytic streptococcus endocarditis |
| title | A Rare Cause of Endocarditis: Streptococcus pyogenes |
| title_full | A Rare Cause of Endocarditis: Streptococcus pyogenes |
| title_fullStr | A Rare Cause of Endocarditis: Streptococcus pyogenes |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Rare Cause of Endocarditis: Streptococcus pyogenes |
| title_short | A Rare Cause of Endocarditis: Streptococcus pyogenes |
| title_sort | rare cause of endocarditis streptococcus pyogenes |
| topic | Group A β-hemolytic streptococcus endocarditis |
| url | http://www.balkanmedicaljournal.org/text.php3?id=894 |
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