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Can streptococcal septicemia be caused by alcohol cardiomyopathy ?
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No: Streptococcal septicemia can occur in a patient with alcoholic cardiomyopathy but the cardiomyopathy is not the cause. There are many causes of streptococcal septicemia and many different species of streptococcus.
Answered 11/15/2012
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Sepsis: Streptococcal septicemia should not be induced from alcohol induced cardiomyopathy. The alcohol problem is more likely to set up the infection by means of aspiration altered swallowing pneumonia.
Answered 9/28/2016
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