Salmonella endocarditis: successful treatment with parenteral ampicillin and oral amoxicillin.
We describe a case of Salmonella typhimurium endocarditis involving the mitral valve secondary to infection with Salmonella typhimurium. The presence of the infective agent was confirmed by blood cultures and the endocarditic lesions by cross-sectional echocardiography. Successful therapy was achieved with parenteral ampicillin and amoxicillin.
D000328:Adult; D000658:Amoxicillin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000667:Ampicillin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007263:Infusions, Parenteral; D012480:Salmonella Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D012486:Salmonella typhimurium
D000667:Ampicillin; D000658:Amoxicillin