Streptococcus sinensis endocarditis outside Hong Kong

Emerg Infect Dis. 2007 Aug;13(8):1250-2. doi: 10.3201/eid1308.080124.

Abstract

Streptococcus sinensis has been described as a causative organism for infective endocarditis in 3 Chinese patients from Hong Kong. We describe a closely related strain in an Italian patient with chronic rheumatic heart disease. The case illustrates that S. sinensis is a worldwide emerging pathogen.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Base Sequence
  • Communicable Diseases, Emerging / microbiology
  • Endocarditis, Bacterial / drug therapy
  • Endocarditis, Bacterial / microbiology*
  • Hong Kong
  • Humans
  • Italy
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / genetics
  • Streptococcus / genetics
  • Streptococcus / isolation & purification*

Substances

  • RNA, Ribosomal, 16S