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Experimental Endocarditis Model of Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in Rat
Published on: June 4, 2012
Combination antibiotic therapy in staphylococcal endocarditis. The use of methicillin sodium-gentamicin sulfate
Abstract:
The addition of gentamicin therapy in a case of S aureua endocarditis, in which the response to methicillin therapy alone was unsatisfactory, resulted in clinical improvement, enhanced serum bactericidal activity, and a bacteriologic cure. Gentamicin and methicillin were synergistic in vitro. Since the mortality in staphlococcal endocarditis remains exceedingly high, we suggest that the combination of a cell wall active antibiotic, such as methicillin, and an aminoglycoside may prove to be effective alternate theraphy for this disease.
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