Changes in the treatment of Enterococcus faecalis infective endocarditis in Spain in the last 15 years: from ampicillin plus gentamicin to ampicillin plus ceftriaxone
Changes in the treatment of Enterococcus faecalis infective endocarditis in Spain in the last 15 years: from ampicillin plus gentamicin to ampicillin plus ceftriaxone
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DOI:
10.1111/1469-0691.12756
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发表时间:
2014-12-01
影响因子:
14.2
通讯作者:
Miro, J. M.
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作者:
Pericas, J. M.;Cervera, C.;Miro, J. M.
The aim of this study was to assess changes in antibiotic resistance, epidemiology and outcome among patients with Enterococcus faecalis infective endocarditis (EFIE) and to compare the efficacy and safety of the combination of ampicillin and gentamicin (A+G) with that of ampicillin plus ceftriaxone (A+C). The study was a retrospective analysis of a prospective cohort of EFIE patients treated in our centre from 1997 to 2011. Thirty patients were initially treated with A+G (ampicillin 2g/4h and gentamicin 3mg/kg/day) and 39 with A+C (ampicillin 2g/4h and ceftriaxone 2g/12h) for 4-6weeks. Increased rates of high-level aminoglycoside resistance (HLAR; gentamicin MIC 512mg/L, streptomycin MIC 1024mg/L or both) were observed in recent years (24% in 1997-2006 and 49% in 2007-2011; p0.03). The use of A+C increased over time: 1997-2001, 4/18 (22%); 2002-2006, 5/16 (31%); 2007-2011, 30/35 (86%) (p