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