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.
Guijarro-Morales
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Servicio de Cardiologia, Hospital Clinico Universitario San Cecilio, Granada, Spain.
Ortego-Centeno
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Maldonado-Martín
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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