Methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus tricuspid valve endocarditis with annular abscess cured with oral levofloxacin and rifampicin

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 275-277

  Foo, S S ^a   Lye, D C B ^a  

^a TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; CEFTAZIDIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLOXACILLIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DOXYCYCLINE; ERYTHROMYCIN; LEVOFLOXACIN; PENICILLIN G; RIFAMPICIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADD ON THERAPY; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; LUNG ABSCESS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TREATMENT RESPONSE; TRICUSPID VALVE DISEASE;

ABSCESS; ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CLOXACILLIN; ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; FEVER; HUMANS; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; OFLOXACIN; RIFAMPIN; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TRICUSPID VALVE;

EID: 34547190198     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2007.04.008     Document Type: Letter

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