肺炎 estreptococcus 血清型23B 引起无症状鼻炎并发症 内心炎和脑膜炎:一个非疫苗血清型的后续
Saliha Erdem1, Dhruvil Patel1, Suraj V Patel2
1Internal Medicine, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, USA.
Cureus
|August 15, 2023
概括
一种罕见的Streptococcus pneumoniae感染在一个年轻的成年人中引起了严重的心肌内心炎和脑膜炎. 迅速的手术干预和抗生素使她完全康复,突出了潜在的隐秘鼻来源.
科学领域:
- 传染性疾病 传染性疾病
- 心脏病学 心脏病学
- 神经学 神经学
背景情况:
- 肺炎链球菌 (S. pneumoniae) 可以引起严重的侵入性感染.
- 中心内心炎和细菌性脑膜炎是严重的疾病,需要及时诊断和治疗.
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