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S J Antony1, J Ladner, C W Stratton
1Texas Tech University Health Sciences Medical Center/Texas Oncology PA, El Paso, USA.
Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases
|January 1, 1997
Abstract:
We describe a case of bacterial endocarditis caused by Enterococcus faecalis, which was highly resistant to aminoglycosides. The patient was successfully treated with a combination of ampicillin, imipenem and vancomycin. We believe this to be the first case in the literature to be treated successfully with this combination.