Levofloxacin-resistant-Streptococcus mitis endophthalmitis: A unique presentation of bacterial endocarditis

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 58, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1385-1387

  Dinani, Amreen ^a   Ktaich, Nessrine ^a   Urban, Carl ^a,b   Rubin, David ^a,b  

^a NEW YORK HOSPITAL QUEENS   (United States)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMPICILLIN; CEFTRIAXONE; GENTAMICIN; LEVOFLOXACIN; PENICILLIN G; VANCOMYCIN;

AGED; ANAMNESIS; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; CASE REPORT; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; HEART AUSCULTATION; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS MITIS; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; VITRECTOMY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ENDOCARDITIS, SUBACUTE BACTERIAL; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; HUMANS; MALE; OFLOXACIN; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS MITIS;

EID: 70349580083     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.012658-0     Document Type: Article

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