Objective & Hypothesis:In this case report, we present a patient with meningitis, cerebral and paravertebral abscess and arthritis in addition to prosthetic valve endocarditis treated surgically and medically due to Streptococcus equi accepted as S. equi subsp. zooepidemicus with its epidemiological and clinical features despite it could not be identified to subspecies level.
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Key Findings & Data:In this case report, we present a patient with meningitis, cerebral and paravertebral abscess and arthritis in addition to prosthetic valve endocarditis treated surgically and medically due to Streptococcus equi accepted as S. equi subsp. zooepidemicus with its epidemiological and clinical features despite it could not be identified to subspecies level.
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Conclusion & Impact:Klimik Dergisi 2018; 31(1): 61-3.
🔬Design:Research Article
📍Scope:2018 Verileri
⚙️Variables:Domain Parameters
Abstract
In this case report, we present a patient with meningitis, cerebral and paravertebral abscess and arthritis in addition to prosthetic valve endocarditis treated surgically and medically due to Streptococcus equi accepted as S. equi subsp. zooepidemicus with its epidemiological and clinical features despite it could not be identified to subspecies level. Klimik Dergisi 2018; 31(1): 61-3.
Özet
Bu olgu sunumunda protez kapak endokarditinin yanı sıra, menenjit,beyin ve paravertebral alanda apse ve artritle seyredenve cerrahi ve medikal tedaviyle iyileşen, alt tür tayini yapılamamışolsa da epidemiyolojik ve klinik özellikleriyle Streptococcusequi subsp. zooepidemicus'un etken olduğu değerlendirilen birS. equi infeksiyonu sunulmaktadır.Klimik Dergisi 2018; 31(1): 61-3.
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KUTLU, M., EMRECAN, B., CEVAHİR, N., HEREK, D., KUTLU, S. S., KOCAOĞLU, C. (2022). Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis and Disseminated Infection Caused by Streptococcus equi. Klimik Dergisi, Cilt: 31 - Sayı: 1, 61–63. https://ajindex.com/articles/573494
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