title: Favorable prognosis of patients with prosthetic valve endocarditis caused by gram-negative bacilli of the HACEK group.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Veterans Administration Medical Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55417.
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Meyer
authors.forename: D N
authors.initials: DN
authors.lastname: Gerding
mesh_terms: D000189:Actinobacillus Infections / Q000188:drug therapy; D000368:Aged; D000667:Ampicillin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000188:drug therapy*; D001442:Bacteroides Infections / Q000188:drug therapy; D016124:Eikenella corrodens; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005260:Female; D006089:Gram-Negative Anaerobic Bacteria; D006090:Gram-Negative Bacteria; D006192:Haemophilus Infections / Q000188:drug therapy; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008943:Mitral Valve
chemical_list: D000667:Ampicillin