Streptococcus constellatus bacteremia causing septic shock following tooth extraction: A case report

• Main Authors: Ng, K.W.P, Mukhopadhyay, A
• Other Authors: DEPT OF MEDICINE
• Format: Article
• Published: BMC 2020
• Subjects: 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
• Online Access: https://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/178224
• Institution: National University of Singapore

10.1186/1757-1626-2-6493