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Title: | Streptococcus constellatus bacteremia causing septic shock following tooth extraction: A case report | Authors: | Ng, K.W.P Mukhopadhyay, A |
Keywords: | aciclovir amoxicillin ampicillin ceftriaxone clindamycin dopamine erythromycin lorazepam metronidazole penicillin G sodium chloride adult antibiotic sensitivity antibiotic therapy article bacteremia blood culture brain embolism brain infarction case report disseminated intravascular clotting drug substitution drug withdrawal Glasgow coma scale human hypotension male meningoencephalitis metabolic acidosis nuclear magnetic resonance imaging periodontitis sepsis septic shock Streptococcus constellatus tonic clonic seizure tooth extraction |
Issue Date: | 2009 | Publisher: | BMC | Citation: | Ng, K.W.P, Mukhopadhyay, A (2009). Streptococcus constellatus bacteremia causing septic shock following tooth extraction: A case report. Cases Journal 2 (5) : 6493. ScholarBank@NUS Repository. https://doi.org/10.1186/1757-1626-2-6493 | Rights: | Attribution 4.0 International | Abstract: | Introduction: Organisms of the Streptococcus milleri group consists of Streptococcus intermedius, Streptococcus constellatus, and Streptococcus anginosus. Though they are commonly associated with abscesses, bacteremia with subsequent septic shock and mortality is infrequent. Case presentation: We report a case of a 27-year-old Chinese man who presented with Streptococcus constellatus bacteremia following an incomplete tooth extraction resulting in septic shock. Conclusion: Bacteremia from the Streptococcus milleri group is infrequent but must trigger the search for an underlying abscess. Knowledge of each member's predilection for different clinical presentations can aid in determining the location of the underlying source of infection. © 2009 Ng and Mukhopadhyay; licensee Cases Network Ltd. | Source Title: | Cases Journal | URI: | https://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/178224 | ISSN: | 1757-1626 | DOI: | 10.1186/1757-1626-2-6493 | Rights: | Attribution 4.0 International |
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