Austrian syndrome in the context of a fulminant pneumococcal native valve endocarditis
This is the case of a young male suffering from Austrian syndrome, which is the triad of endocarditis, meningitis, and pneumonia due to invasive S. pneumoniae infection. He reported recurrent fever for six months without any antibiotic treatment, which may have determined the further course of the s...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2012-09-01
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| Series: | Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1413867012001146 |