Streptococcus sinensis endocarditis outside Hong Kong


Autoria(s): Uçkay, Ilker; Rohner, Peter; Bolivar, Ignacio; Ninet, Béatrice; Djordjevic, Marina; Nobre, Vandack; Garzoni, Christian; Schrenzel, Jacques
Data(s)

2007

Resumo

Streptococcus sinensis has been described as a causative organism for infective endocarditis in 3 Chinese patients from Hong Kong. We describe a closely related strain in an Italian patient with chronic rheumatic heart disease. The case illustrates that S. sinensis is a worldwide emerging pathogen.

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Identificador

http://boris.unibe.ch/25686/1/07-0124.pdf

Uçkay, Ilker; Rohner, Peter; Bolivar, Ignacio; Ninet, Béatrice; Djordjevic, Marina; Nobre, Vandack; Garzoni, Christian; Schrenzel, Jacques (2007). Streptococcus sinensis endocarditis outside Hong Kong. Emerging infectious diseases, 13(8), pp. 1250-1252. Atlanta, Ga.: U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases

doi:10.7892/boris.25686

info:pmid:17953105

urn:issn:1080-6040

urn:isbn:17953105

Idioma(s)

eng

Publicador

U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases

Relação

http://boris.unibe.ch/25686/

Direitos

info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess

Fonte

Uçkay, Ilker; Rohner, Peter; Bolivar, Ignacio; Ninet, Béatrice; Djordjevic, Marina; Nobre, Vandack; Garzoni, Christian; Schrenzel, Jacques (2007). Streptococcus sinensis endocarditis outside Hong Kong. Emerging infectious diseases, 13(8), pp. 1250-1252. Atlanta, Ga.: U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases

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info:eu-repo/semantics/article

info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion

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