Open AccessStaphylococcal endocarditis with meningitis and basal ganglia infarcts mimicking meningococcemia
Author(s) -
Giri Subarna,
Shrestha Bhushan,
Gajurel Bikram Prasad,
Sapkota Dharmendra,
Gautam Niraj,
Shrestha Ashish
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.5548
Subject(s) - medicine , infective endocarditis , endocarditis , meningitis , staphylococcus aureus , brain abscess , stroke (engine) , abscess , surgery , bacteria , mechanical engineering , genetics , engineering , biology
Abstract Staphylococcus aureus is one of the common causes of infective endocarditis (IE). IE can present with various neurological complications such as stroke, brain abscess, and meningitis, the mortality rate can be very high in such cases.