A severe infective endocarditis successfully treated with linezolid

Despite significant improvements in surgical and medical therapy, prosthetic valve endocarditis (PVE) is a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge and is often associated with a severe prognosis. We report a case of a 59-year-old woman, with  PVE and bacterial endocarditis (Streptococcus bovis) success...

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Main Authors: Graziano Antonio Minafra, Donatella Concetta Cibelli, Maria Pipino, Vincenzo Dargenio, Francesco Ventrella
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SEEd 2010-03-01
Series:Clinical Management Issues
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Online Access:https://journals.seedmedicalpublishers.com/index.php/cmi/article/view/538