title: [Role of antibiotics in surgically treated active endocarditis].
abstract: In a retrospective study of 30 patients in whom a valve was replaced during active endocarditis, the role of the concomitant antimicrobial therapy was analyzed. In 75% of the patients with less than 1 week of adequate treatment before surgery, but only in 13% (p less than 0.001) with at least 1 week of therapy, could the microorganism be cultivated from the excised valve. Patients with bacteria on the valve had a 4-fold increased risk for prosthetic valve endocarditis and 2.7-fold more frequent paravalvular leakage. Therefore, in the absence of severe cardiac failure, the valve replacement should not be performed before the second week of therapy. Patients in whom microorganisms can be cultivated from the valve need a complete postoperative course of antimicrobial therapy.
authors.affiliation: Abteilung für Infektiologie, Kantonsspital Basel.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Zimmerli
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Foiada
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Grädel
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Stulz
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000382:microbiology; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D001419:Bacteria / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000382:microbiology; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D011300:Preoperative Care; D012189:Retrospective Studies
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents
vernacular_title: Die Rolle der Antibiotika bei der operierten floriden Endokarditis.