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- Title
Streptococcus intermedius Brain Abscess with Lung Abscess and Aortic Valve Endocarditis: A Case Report and Literature Review.
- Authors
Gavaruzzi, Francesca; Chinello, Pierangelo; Cucinotta, Giuseppe; Oliva, Gianluigi; Capone, Alessandro; Granata, Guido; Al Moghazi, Samir; Caraffa, Emanuela; Taglietti, Fabrizio
- Abstract
Streptococcus intermedius is frequently associated with brain and liver abscesses, while pleuropulmonary infections are considered rarer. Even less frequent is the association of lung and brain abscesses due to this agent with infective endocarditis. We describe the case of a 40-year-old man complaining of cough, fever, and headache who was diagnosed with a brain abscess due to S. intermedius, a concomitant lung abscess, and aortic native valve endocarditis. He was treated with surgical drainage of the brain abscess and a 4-week course of intravenous ceftriaxone, followed by oral amoxicillin/clavulanate, obtaining healing of the lesions without relapse of the infection.
- Subjects
BRAIN abscess; LITERATURE reviews; AORTIC valve; ENDOCARDITIS; LIVER abscesses; ABSCESSES
- Publication
Infectious Disease Reports, 2023, Vol 15, Issue 4, p445
- ISSN
2036-7449
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/idr15040045