Rifampin in the Management of Early Prosthetic Staphylococcus epidermidis Endocarditis

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 1980, Pages 74-75

  George, Ted ^a   Burch, Keith ^a   Magilligan, Donald J ^a  

^a HENRY FORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RIFAMPICIN; TOBRAMYCIN; VANCOMYCIN;

BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BJOERK SHILEY VALVE PROSTHESIS; CASE REPORT; DRUG THERAPY; ENDOCARDITIS; HEART; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; THERAPY;

EID: 0018866443     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(10)61632-3     Document Type: Article

References (6)

1. Rifampin therapy of staphylococcal epidermidis
2. Prosthetic valve endocarditis
3. Infective endocarditis in patients with prosthetic heart valve
4. The efficacy of rifampin as adjunctive therapy in selected cases of staphylococcal endocarditis
5. Susceptibility of Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus epidermidis to 65 antibiotics
6. Prosthetic valvular endocarditis: a 12-year review