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Guillaume Geslain1,2, Clara Bourgade3, Maryline Chomton1, Fleur Le Bourgeois1.
Abstract
We report a case of Staphylococcus aureus endocarditis, with large vegetation, in a 17-month-old male infant, complicated with meningitis, ischaemic strokes and osteoarthritis leading to haemorrhagic stroke by aneurysm rupture. He did not present any risk factor for endocarditis. The final course was favourable through, after valve replacement. The strain was sensible to methicillin and belongs to complex clonal 398, with accessory gene regulator I. We did not found immunodeficiency. © BMJ Publishing Group Limited 2018. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.Entities:
Keywords: Bone And Joint Infections; Infectious Diseases; Paediatrics; Stroke
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Year: 2018 PMID: 30317206 PMCID: PMC6194410 DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2018-226388
Source DB: PubMed Journal: BMJ Case Rep ISSN: 1757-790X