Issues in the Management of Endocarditis Caused by Resistant Gram-positive Organisms.
Most cases of infective endocarditis (IE) are caused by gram-positive bacteria such as enterococci, streptococci, and staphylococci. Increasing resistance among these organisms has eroded the utility of mainstay antibiotics and complicated the management of this difficult-to-treat infection. Clinical experience with newer gram-positive antibiotics to treat IE is limited.
Stryjewski
Martin E.
ME
Box 3281, Room 34228 Red Zone Duke South, Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA. fowle003@mc.duke.edu
Chu
Vivian H.
VH
Cabell
Christopher H.
CH
Fowler
Vance G.
VG