HIGH-LEVEL AMINOGLYCOSIDE-RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCUS CAUSING ENDOCARDITISSUCCESSFULLY TREATED WITH A COMBINATION OF AMPICILLIN, IMIPENEM AND VANCOMYCIN

Authors
ANTONY SJ LADNER J STRATTON CW RAUDALES F DUMMER SJ
Citation
Sj. Antony et al., HIGH-LEVEL AMINOGLYCOSIDE-RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCUS CAUSING ENDOCARDITISSUCCESSFULLY TREATED WITH A COMBINATION OF AMPICILLIN, IMIPENEM AND VANCOMYCIN, Scandinavian journal of infectious diseases, 29(6), 1997, pp. 628-630
Citations number
12
Journal title
Scandinavian journal of infectious diseases → ACNP
ISSN journal
00365548
Volume
29
Issue
6
Year of publication
1997
Pages
628 - 630
Database
ISI
SICI code
0036-5548(1997)29:6<628:HAECE>2.0.ZU;2-0
Abstract
We describe a case of bacterial endocarditis caused by Enterococcus fa ecalis, which was highly resistant to aminoglycosides. The patient was successfully treated with a combination of ampicillin, imipenem and v ancomycin. We believe this to be the first case in the Literature to b e treated successfully with this combination.