[Antibiotherapy of infectious endocarditis].
Antibiotherapy is the pillar of the infectious endocarditis treatment. Bactericidal drugs must be used and their choice has to be adapted to bacterial sensitivity. The duration of treatment, traditionaly lengthy, especially in prosthetic valve endocarditis, depends on bacteria and has been shortened in some guidelines because of the combination of aminoglycoside.
Groupe hospitalier de La Pitié-Salpêtrière, maladies infectieuses, VIH et tropicales, 75651 Paris Cedex 13.
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D000617:Aminoglycosides / Q000008:administration & dosage; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D054796:Drug Dosage Calculations; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial / Q000187:drug effects; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D009181:Mycoses / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy; D047090:beta-Lactams / Q000008:administration & dosage
D000617:Aminoglycosides; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D047090:beta-Lactams