Streptococcus alactolyticus Infective Endocarditis and Stroke in a Healthy Young Female

Swarna Chakrabarty; Tony K. Hiran; Arjun Sharma; Divya Ratan Verma; Fajun Wang; Mina M. Benjamin; Nongnooch Poowanawittayakom

doi:10.1016/j.jaccas.2024.102355

Streptococcus alactolyticus Infective Endocarditis and Stroke in a Healthy Young Female

Swarna Chakrabarty
, Tony K. Hiran
, Arjun Sharma
, Divya Ratan Verma
, Fajun Wang
, Mina M. Benjamin
, Nongnooch Poowanawittayakom

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Abstract

Streptococcus bovis/Streptococcus equinus complex includes the subspecies Streptococcus alactolyticus. The prevalence of systemic infection in humans with S alactolyticus is scarce. We present a case of infective endocarditis complicated with hemorrhagic and ischemic stroke in a healthy 31-year-old woman.

Original language	English
Article number	102355
Journal	JACC: Case Reports
Volume	29
Issue number	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaccas.2024.102355
State	Published - Jun 5 2024

Keywords

endocarditis
mitral valve
murmur
stroke

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