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2022 , Vol. 21 >Issue 05: 629 - 631

DOI: https://doi.org/10.16150/j.1671-2870.2022.05.014

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Infective endocarditis due to Streptococcus gordonii: a case report

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  • 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 date: 2021-08-23

  Online published: 2023-01-29

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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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WANG Xiaolin, ZHAO Gangde, LIN Lanyi, ZHOU Huijuan, FANG Yuehua, SHENG Zike, CAI Wei, XIE Qing, DING Yezhou, TAO Rong, WANG Hui . Infective endocarditis due to Streptococcus gordonii: a case report[J]. Journal of Diagnostics Concepts & Practice, 2022 , 21(05) : 629 -631 . DOI: 10.16150/j.1671-2870.2022.05.014

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