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| Tufan,Muge Aydin; Hamide,Kart-Koseoglu; Duygu,Ersozlu-Bozkirli; Ozlem,Azap; Kadir,Tufan; Eftal,Yucel Ahmet. |
| Streptococcus vestibularis is a recently described member of the viridans group that was first isolated from the vestibular mucosa of the human oral cavity and described as a new species in 1988. It has been rarely associated with human infections. In few papers, it has been reported as a causal agent of systemic infection in immunosupressed adults and in those with other severe underlying diseases, like coronary valve diseases. A 65-year-old woman was admitted to the hospital with complaints of fever for three months, general malaise, effort dyspnea, weight loss, back pain and myalgia. Both native aortic valve endocarditis and spondylodiscitis due to Streptococcus vestibularis were detected. The patient was successfully treated with intravenous potassium... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Endocarditis; Spondylodiscitis; Streptococcus vestibularis. |
| Ano: 2010 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702010000400012 |
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