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Momoko Kan1, Yasukiyo Mori1, Nao Kishimoto1
1Division of Nephrology, Osaka Saiseikai Izuo Hospital, Osaka, Japan.
Abstract:
The risk of infective endocarditis in chronic hemodialysis patients is markedly higher than that in the general population. We report the first case of a hemodialysis patient with infective endocarditis caused by Streptococcus dysgalactiae subsp. equisimilis (SDSE) who presented with streptococcal toxic shock syndrome. In the last decade, there has been an increase in the incidence of SDSE infections. Therefore, it is important to recognize SDSE as a possible causative agent of infective endocarditis in an immunocompromised population, such as hemodialysis patients.
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