Viridans streptococcus endocarditis associated with spondylodiscitis.

• Author(s): LUZ, A. ; CASTRO, A. ; RIBEIRO, R. ; BERNARDO, L. ; CARVALHO, H. ; BERNARDO, A. ; GOMES, L.
• Date: 2004
• Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.16/730
• Origin: Repositório Científico do Centro Hospitalar do Porto
• Document Type: Article
• Language: Portuguese

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Rev Port Cardiol. 2004 May;23(5):723-8. Viridans streptococcus endocarditis associated with spondylodiscitis. [Article in English, Portuguese] Luz A, Castro A, Ribeiro R, Bernardo L, Carvalho H, Bernardo A, Gomes L. SourceServiço de Cardiologia e Medicina 2 do Hospital Geral de Santo António, Porto, Portugal. [e-mail] Abstract The authors report a case of a 78-year-old male, admitted to the Hospital with fever, lumbar pain and a systolic murmur. Viridans streptococcus endocarditis associated with spondylodiscitis was diagnosed. Images and results of the exams are presented. This case is compared with similar studies in the literature. PMID: 15279456 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]