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- Title
Late onset invasive pneumococcal disease in a liver transplanted patient: beyond the Austrian syndrome.
- Authors
Belvisi, V.; Del Borgo, C.; Morelli, F.; Marocco, R.; Tieghi, T.; Fabietti, P.; Vetica, A.; Lichtner, M.; Mastroianni, C.M.
- Abstract
Invasive disease caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in high-risk individuals with severe comorbidities, including asplenia, chronic alcoholism, and altered immune status. The risk of invasive pneumococcal disease has been significantly higher in transplant patients compared with the general population. Here, we report an unusual case of a disseminated pneumococcal infection with meningitis, endocarditis, spondylodiscitis, and muscle abscess in an asplenic patient on chronic immunosuppressive therapy for liver transplantation performed 17 years before.
- Subjects
BACTERIAL disease risk factors; STREPTOCOCCUS pneumoniae; LIVER transplantation; CAUSES of death; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE agents; KORSAKOFF'S syndrome
- Publication
Transplant Infectious Disease, 2013, Vol 15, Issue 3, pE111
- ISSN
1398-2273
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/tid.12083