Streptococcus intermedius Brain Abscess with Lung Abscess and Aortic Valve Endocarditis. A Case Report and Literature Review

Francesca Gavaruzzi; Pierangelo Chinello; Giuseppe Cucinotta; Gianluigi Oliva; Alessandro Capone; Guido Granata; Samir Al Moghazi; Emanuela Caraffa; Fabrizio Taglietti

doi:10.20944/preprints202306.0325.v1

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Gavaruzzi, F.; Chinello, P.; Cucinotta, G.; Oliva, G.; Capone, A.; Granata, G.; Al Moghazi, S.; Caraffa, E.; Taglietti, F. Streptococcus intermedius Brain Abscess with Lung Abscess and Aortic Valve Endocarditis: A Case Report and Literature Review. Infect. Dis. Rep. 2023, 15, 445-453. Gavaruzzi, F.; Chinello, P.; Cucinotta, G.; Oliva, G.; Capone, A.; Granata, G.; Al Moghazi, S.; Caraffa, E.; Taglietti, F. Streptococcus intermedius Brain Abscess with Lung Abscess and Aortic Valve Endocarditis: A Case Report and Literature Review. Infect. Dis. Rep. 2023, 15, 445-453.

Abstract

Streptococcus intermedius is frequently associated with brain and liver abscesses, while pleuropulmonary infections are considered rarer. Even less frequent is the association of lung and brain abscess due to this agent with left heart endocarditis. We describe the case of a 40-year-old man with a brain abscess due to S. intermedius and concomitant lung abscess and aortic native valve endocarditis. He was treated with surgical drainage of the brain abscess and a 4-week course of intravenous ceftriaxone, followed by oral amoxicillin/clavulanate, obtaining healing of the lesions without relapse of the infection.

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Streptococcus intermedius Brain Abscess with Lung Abscess and Aortic Valve Endocarditis. A Case Report and Literature Review

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