[Pneumococcal endocarditis in children: report of a case due to penicillin resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae].
Despite S. pneumoniae is one of main etiologies of invasive bacterial infection in children, it rarely causes infectious endocarditis in children. Pneumococcal endocarditis is a serious condition that affects mainly the mitral valve, with a rapidly destructive nature and a high fatality rate, demanding prompt medical and surgical treatment. We report a case of pneumococcal endocarditis in a school girl coming from extreme rurality who presented both meningitis and endocarditis, and whose blood cultures isolated penicillin resistant S. pneumoniae.
Wenzel A
M Soledad
MS
Instituto de Pediatría, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Austral de Chile, Chile. mwenzel@uach.cl
Täger F
Marlis
M
Burgos L
Roberto
R
Bilbao M
M Teresa
MT
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008586:Meningitis, Pneumococcal / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery; D010403:Penicillin Resistance; D011008:Pneumococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents