[Ambulatory treatment of streptococcal bacterial endocarditis].
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.
Hassem Sobrinho
Sirio
S
Faculdade de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto - Famerp, São José do Rio Preto, SP, Brasil. sirio@incorriopreto.com.br
Marchi
Carlos Henrique de
CH
Croti
Ulisses Alexandre
UA
Souza
Cristiane Girotto de
CG
Silva
Erico Vinícius Campos Moreira da
EV
Godoy
Moacir Fernandes de
MF
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*