1998
DOI: 10.1086/516279
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Review of Pneumococcal Endocarditis in Adults in the Penicillin Era

Abstract: Streptococcus pneumoniae is an infrequent cause of infectious endocarditis in adults. In the past 2 years, however, we have encountered several cases at our institution, and additional cases have been reported in the literature. This infection typically follows pneumonia in the setting of chronic alcoholism and may additionally be complicated by meningitis. Less commonly, pneumococcal endocarditis occurs in other hosts or follows primary infection at other extrapulmonary sites. In such cases, the diagnosis may… Show more

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“…A review of the literature gives alcoholism as an important risk factor in the development of Austrian syndrome, with a frequency of 10.4-28.1 % [2,6] [14]. In the presented case, the risk factor for the invasive infection with S. pneumoniae was an immunodeficiency caused by splenectomy, a condition which increases the risk of disease with encapsulated bacteria.…”
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confidence: 82%
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“…A review of the literature gives alcoholism as an important risk factor in the development of Austrian syndrome, with a frequency of 10.4-28.1 % [2,6] [14]. In the presented case, the risk factor for the invasive infection with S. pneumoniae was an immunodeficiency caused by splenectomy, a condition which increases the risk of disease with encapsulated bacteria.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 82%
“…Since the introduction of antibiotics, the incidence is small, occurring in about 3 % of the total cases of endocarditis, compared to 10-15 % in the pre-antibiotic era [1][2][3].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…La intervención quirúrgica precoz en pacientes con EI por neumococo e inestabilidad hemodinámica se asoció con una reducción significativa de la mortalidad 2,8 .…”
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“…Los factores de riesgo son, en su mayoría, condiciones inmunosupresoras, presentes sobre todo en los extremos de la vida (menores de 2 años y mayores de 65 años), las enfermedades cardiovasculares (falla cardiaca y cardiomiopatías), la enfermedad pulmonar (EPOC y asma), la cirrosis, la insuficiencia renal crónica, el síndrome nefrótico, las infecciones en senos paranasales y oído, la infección por AH1N1, la diabetes, la desnutrición, el abuso en el consumo de alcohol y cigarrillo, el consumo de cocaína y drogas endovenosas, la asplenia o el hipoesplenismo, la infección por HIV, las enfermedades malignas, el embarazo, los trasplantes, el consumo crónico de esteroides, la ausencia de vacunación contra neumococo y la fístula de líquido cefalorraquídeo (3,12).…”
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“…Esta condición presenta una letalidad elevada (alrededor de 50 % en algunas series de casos), que se asocia principalmente al extenso daño valvular secundario a la endocarditis (3). En la actualidad, los casos de infección invasiva son infrecuentes y la disminución en la incidencia se ha atribuido principalmente al descubrimiento de la penicilina y al uso subsiguiente de los antibióticos, así como a la introducción y aplicación generalizada de la vacuna antineumocócica conjugada a partir del año 2000 (3)(4)(5).…”
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