title: [Ambulatory treatment of streptococcal bacterial endocarditis].
abstract: Bacterial endocarditis is a severe infectious disease. of which treatment is traditionally carried out in hospitalized patients through intravenous medication. The possibility of at-home or ambulatory treatment. for stringently selected cases. is attractive from the social as well as from the economic point of view. We report 6 patients with a diagnosis of bacterial endocarditis caused by Streptococcus. treated partially or completely on an outpatient basis. All of them evolved without complications and presented complete resolution of the infection.
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto - Famerp, São José do Rio Preto, SP, Brasil. sirio@incorriopreto.com.br
authors.forename: Sirio
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hassem Sobrinho
authors.forename: Carlos Henrique de
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Marchi
authors.forename: Ulisses Alexandre
authors.initials: UA
authors.lastname: Croti
authors.forename: Cristiane Girotto de
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Souza
authors.forename: Erico Vinícius Campos Moreira da
authors.initials: EV
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.forename: Moacir Fernandes de
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Godoy
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000553:Ambulatory Care / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000188:drug therapy*