Infect Chemother.  2006 Aug;38(4):210-213.

Infective Endocarditis due to Streptococcus pneumoniae

• Baik SH
• Oh YJ
• Choi YH
• Shin SS
• Park KJ
• Hwang SC
• Park JH

Abstract

Streptococcus pneumoniae has been a rare cause of endocarditis in the postantibiotic era. The incidence of pneumococcal endocarditis now accounts for less than 3% of all cases and most often occur in patients with risk factors, especially alcoholism. We report the case of a 68-year-old male with acute infective endocarditis due to Streptococcus pneumoniae. We stressed the low frequency of this agent as a cause of endocarditis and the atypical evolution of this case.

Keyword

Streptococcus pneumoniae; Bacterial endocarditis; Bacteremia

MeSH Terms

Aged
Alcoholism
Bacteremia
Endocarditis*
Endocarditis, Bacterial
Humans
Incidence
Male
Risk Factors
Streptococcus pneumoniae*
Streptococcus*