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oa Infective Endocarditis Due to Streptococcus Pneumonia
- Source: Qatar Medical Journal, Volume 2003, Issue 1, Jun 2003, 17
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- 01 June 2003
Abstract
A young patient with a ventricular septal defect presentedwith Streptococcus pneumoniae pneumonia complicatedby endocarditis. The presentation was acute withhigh fever; hypotension, leukocytosis, and renal impairment The organism was penicillin sensitive. Treatment with ampicillin for four weeks produced a successful outcome. Endocarditis due to Streptococcus pneumoniae has become rare in recent years and the association with a ventricular septal defect has not been reported before. Pertinent literature is reviewed.
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