title: Streptococcus pneumoniae-associated pneumonia, meningitis, and endocarditis: a case of Austrian syndrome.
abstract: Streptococcus pneumoniae is the leading cause of hospitalization in cases of community-acquired pneumonia and meningitis in adults. It is also an uncommon cause of endocarditis in the antibiotic era. The occurrence of these three entities in one individual is rare, forming a triad termed Austrian syndrome.
authors: Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center, USA.
authors: Jawwad
authors: J
authors: Yusuf
authors: Khurram
authors: K
authors: Ahmad
authors: Shirin
authors: S
authors: Mazumder
authors: Rami
authors: R
authors: Khouzam
mesh_terms: D000437:Alcoholism / Q000150:complications; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008586:Meningitis, Pneumococcal / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D008875:Middle Aged; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000382:microbiology; D011018:Pneumonia, Pneumococcal / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D013577:Syndrome; D014261:Tricuspid Valve / Q000382:microbiology