Relapse of enterococcal prosthetic valve endocarditis with aortic root abscess following treatment with daptomycin in a patient not fit for surgery.
J Med Microbiol
; 59(Pt 4): 482-485, 2010 Apr.
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| ID: mdl-20019148
ABSTRACT
Daptomycin is a novel lipopeptide with activity against Gram-positive organisms including enterococci. It is licensed for the treatment of Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia and right-sided endocarditis, but not endocarditis due to Enterococcus spp. We report a case of enterococcal prosthetic valve endocarditis with an aortic root abscess in an elderly patient who was not fit for surgery. The patient's endocarditis relapsed 9 weeks after a 6 week course of daptomycin.
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Assunto principal:
Valva Aórtica
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Próteses Valvulares Cardíacas
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Bacteriemia
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Enterococcus faecalis
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Daptomicina
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Abscesso
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Endocardite Bacteriana
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Antibacterianos
Limite:
Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2010
Tipo de documento:
Article