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Micrococcus luteus endocarditis: case report and review of the literature
H Seifert1, M Kaltheuner, F Perdreau-Remington
1Institute of Medical Microbiology and Hygiene, University of Cologne, Germany.
Zentralblatt Fur Bakteriologie : International Journal of Medical Microbiology
|October 1, 1995
Abstract:
This paper includes a report on a case of prosthetic valve endocarditis due to Micrococcus luteus and a review of the sixteen cases of endocarditis due to Micrococcus species reported in the literature. The patient was successfully treated with rifampicin combined for two weeks with gentamicin and vancomycin and for another four weeks with teicoplanin. The hospital course was uneventful and no surgery was required.