title: Streptococcus sinensis endocarditis outside Hong Kong.
abstract: Streptococcus sinensis has been described as a causative organism for infective endocarditis in 3 Chinese patients from Hong Kong. We describe a closely related strain in an Italian patient with chronic rheumatic heart disease. The case illustrates that S. sinensis is a worldwide emerging pathogen.
authors.affiliation: Infection Control Program, University Hospitals of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland. ilker.uckay@hcuge.ch
authors.forename: Ilker
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Uçkay
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rohner
authors.forename: Ignacio
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Bolivar
authors.forename: Béatrice
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ninet
authors.forename: Marina
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Djordjevic
authors.forename: Vandack
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Nobre
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Garzoni
authors.forename: Jacques
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Schrenzel
mesh_terms: D001483:Base Sequence; D021821:Communicable Diseases, Emerging / Q000382:microbiology; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D006723:Hong Kong; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D013291:Streptococcus / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*
chemical_list: D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S