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Oral antibiotic treatment of left-sided infectious endocarditis verified by 16S-PCR: a case report
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Treatment of infectious endocarditis (IE) comprises intravenously administered antibiotic medications given at high doses for 4-6 weeks--sometimes even longer. Approximately 50% of patients referred to tertiary care centres require additional surgical intervention. At present there are few papers describing the effects of oral antibiotic treatment in IE, and only in patients with right-sided endocarditis. In this case report we present a patient with left-sided Streptococcus endocarditis successfully treated with oral antibiotic drugs.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Journal | Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases |
| Volume | 43 |
| Issue number | 6-7 |
| Pages (from-to) | 539-41 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| ISSN | 0036-5548 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2011 |
- Administration, Oral, Anti-Bacterial Agents, DNA, Bacterial, DNA, Ribosomal, Echocardiography, Transesophageal, Endocarditis, Bacterial, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Mitral Valve, Polymerase Chain Reaction, RNA, Ribosomal, 16S, Streptococcal Infections, Streptococcus, Treatment Outcome
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