Successful treatment of Aerococcus viridans endocarditis in a patient allergic to penicillin

Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 158-160

  Chen, Liang Yu ^a   Yu, Wen Chung ^a,b   Huang, Suang Hao ^a   Lin, Mei Lin ^a   Chen, Te Li ^a,b   Fung, Chang Phone ^a,b   Liu, Cheng Yi ^a,b  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Aerococcus viridans; Allergy; Cefotaxime; Endocarditis; Penicillin

Indexed keywords

CEFOTAXIME; PENICILLIN G; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; AEROCOCCUS VIRIDANS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; FEVER; GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENT; MALE; PENICILLIN ALLERGY; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AEROCOCCUS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CEFOTAXIME; ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PENICILLINS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84859822186     PISSN: 16841182     EISSN: 19959133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmii.2011.09.010     Document Type: Article

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