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Pneumococcal Tricuspid Valve Endocarditis in a Young African American : A Case for Inclusion of African Americans in Pneumococcal Vaccine Criteria
Joint Authors
Akinwande, Olagoke
Odiete, Oghenerukevwe
Murray, John J.
Akamah, Joseph
Source
Issue
Vol. 2010, Issue 2010 (31 Dec. 2010), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2010-09-05
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Following the development of penicillin, complications from streptococcus pneumonia such as endocarditis have become rare.
However, certain independent risk factors such as cigarette smoking and being of African-American (AA) decent have been associated with a higher incidence of invasive pneumococcal disease, but only cigarette smoking has been targeted by current recommendations from the Advisory Committee on Immunological Practices (ACIPs).
We report a case of a young AA smoker, who developed an isolated tricuspid valve pneumococcal endocarditis.
This case will illustrate the high susceptibility for invasive pneumococcus sequelae in AA, thereby raising the argument for the consideration of AA in the Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV) criteria, regardless of smoking history.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Odiete, Oghenerukevwe& Akinwande, Olagoke& Murray, John J.& Akamah, Joseph. 2010. Pneumococcal Tricuspid Valve Endocarditis in a Young African American : A Case for Inclusion of African Americans in Pneumococcal Vaccine Criteria. Case Reports in Medicine،Vol. 2010, no. 2010, pp.1-4.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Odiete, Oghenerukevwe…[et al.]. Pneumococcal Tricuspid Valve Endocarditis in a Young African American : A Case for Inclusion of African Americans in Pneumococcal Vaccine Criteria. Case Reports in Medicine No. 2010 (2010), pp.1-4.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Odiete, Oghenerukevwe& Akinwande, Olagoke& Murray, John J.& Akamah, Joseph. Pneumococcal Tricuspid Valve Endocarditis in a Young African American : A Case for Inclusion of African Americans in Pneumococcal Vaccine Criteria. Case Reports in Medicine. 2010. Vol. 2010, no. 2010, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-513402
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-513402