Prosthetic valve endocarditis due to vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium: treatment with chloramphenicol plus minocycline.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
We report a case of prosthetic valve endocarditis and persistent bacteremia due to vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium. The combination of parenteral chloramphenicol plus minocycline therapy was administered for 8 weeks and resulted in cure after treatment with quinupristin-dalfopristin had failed.
Medical subject headings
- Chloramphenicol
- Endocarditis, Bacterial
- Enterococcus faecium
- Minocycline
- Prosthesis-Related Infections
- Vancomycin Resistance