title: Micrococcus luteus endocarditis: case report and review of the literature.
abstract: This paper includes a report on a case of prosthetic valve endocarditis due to Micrococcus luteus and a review of the sixteen cases of endocarditis due to Micrococcus species reported in the literature. The patient was successfully treated with rifampicin combined for two weeks with gentamicin and vancomycin and for another four weeks with teicoplanin. The hospital course was uneventful and no surgery was required.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Medical Microbiology and Hygiene, University of Cologne, Germany.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Seifert
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kaltheuner
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Perdreau-Remington
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016982:Micrococcus luteus