Journal of Diagnostics Concepts & Practice ›› 2022, Vol. 21 ›› Issue (05): 629-631.doi: 10.16150/j.1671-2870.2022.05.014

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Infective endocarditis due to Streptococcus gordonii: a case report

WANG Xiaolina, ZHAO Gangdea, LIN Lanyia, ZHOU Huijuana, FANG Yuehuab, SHENG Zikea, CAI Weia, XIE Qinga, DING Yezhoua, TAO Rongb(), WANG Huia()   

  1. a. Department of Infectious Disease, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China
    b. Department of Cardiology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China
  • Received:2021-08-23 Online:2022-10-25 Published:2023-01-29
  • Contact: TAO Rong,WANG Hui E-mail:rongtao@hotmail.com;wanghuirj@163.com

Abstract:

Infective endocarditis (IE) is a rare but life-threatening disease. Invasive dental treatment (IDT) can produce temporary bacteremia, so they are considered as potential risk factors for IE. The physicians should pay attention to the possibility of IE, when patients have fever of unknown origin after IDT. Streptococcus gordonii is one of the common colonization bacteria in periodontal environment. A case of infective endocarditis caused by Streptococcus gordon after tooth extraction was reported. This case suggests an important link between IE and IDT.

Key words: Infective endocarditis, Invasive dental treatment, Streptococcus gordonii

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