Conquering the pneumococcal nemesis with oral antibiotics

• Main Authors: Rana Garris (Author), Rushdy Abanoub (Author), Firas Qaqa (Author), Chirag Rana (Author), Nirmal Guragai (Author), Habib A. Habib (Author), Fayez Shamoon (Author), Mahesh Bikkina (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Greater Baltimore Medical Center, 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction Streptococcus pneumoniae endocarditis (SPE) occurs in <3% of all EI cases due to the evolution of penicillin and vaccination. However, immunocompromised and unvaccinated patients are still at grave risk. Case A 58-year-old African American male who used alcohol and intravenous (IV) d...