ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY OF BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS .6. SUBACUTE ENTEROCOCCAL ENDOCARDITIS - CLINICAL, PATHOLOGIC AND THERAPEUTIC CONSIDERATION OF 33 CASES
ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY OF BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS .6. SUBACUTE ENTEROCOCCAL ENDOCARDITIS - CLINICAL, PATHOLOGIC AND THERAPEUTIC CONSIDERATION OF 33 CASES
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DOI:
10.1161/01.cir.10.2.173
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发表时间:
1954-01-01
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影响因子:
37.8
通讯作者:
MARTIN, WJ
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作者:
GERACI, JE;MARTIN, WJ
Thirty-three cases of enterococcal endocarditis encountered during the decade from January 1944 through December 1953 are reviewed. In vitro studies indicate that penicillin and streptomycin is the best antibiotic pair for bactericidal effect Twelve of the last 14 patients were cured (86%), 10 with combined therapy. The cure rate in enterococcal endocarditis now approximates that of endocarditis caused by penicillin sensitive streptococci. A max. number. of cures is achieved by individualization of therapy. The daily dosage of penicillin and the duration of combined penicillin-streptomycin therapy should be guided by in vitro bactericidal tests employing the patient''s strain of enterococcus.