IDCases (Jan 2019)

Streptococcus pluranimalium infective endocarditis and brain abscess

  • Parikshit Duriseti,
  • Jorge Fleisher

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 18

Abstract

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Infective endocarditis is an infection of the endocardium of the heart typically seen in individuals with underlying risk factors. We report a rare case of Streptococcus pluranimalium bacteremia causing infective endocarditis and brain abscess. Only 3 cases were reported in the literature on infective endocarditis in patients secondary to S. pluranimalium.