Endocarditis due to Streptococcus agalactiae: a favorable outcome with conservative treatment.
A case of infective endocarditis due to Streptococcus agalactiae was treated conservatively by means of cefotaxime sodium given intravenously at a dose of 1 g every six hours supplemented with gentamycin sulphate, also given intravenously, with the dose adjusted according to concentrations of the drug in the plasma. The treatment was successful.
Servicio de Cardiologia, Hospital Clinico Universitario San Cecilio, Granada, Spain.
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Guijarro-Morales
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Ortego-Centeno
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Maldonado-Martín
D002443:Ceftriaxone / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005260:Female; D005839:Gentamicins / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000188:drug therapy*; D013292:Streptococcus agalactiae / Q000302:isolation & purification
D005839:Gentamicins; D002443:Ceftriaxone