Gentamicin-resistant enterococci and endocarditis.

Abstract:

:We report a case of endocarditis associated with a highly gentamicin-resistant enterococcus that failed to respond to conventional antibiotic combination therapy. Clinical resolution was achieved following cardiac surgery and antimicrobial treatment dictated by in vitro testing of the patient's organism. Laboratories should test blood culture isolates of enterococci for high level gentamicin resistance. Management of such cases requires individual assessment and extensive laboratory investigation.

journal_name

Postgrad Med J

authors

Holliman R,Smyth E

doi

10.1136/pgmj.65.764.390

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1989-06-01 00:00:00

pages

390-3

issue

764

eissn

0032-5473

issn

1469-0756

journal_volume

65

pub_type

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