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Nocardial Endocarditis of an Aortic Valve Prosthesis

Overview
Journal Br Heart J
Specialty Cardiology & Vascular Diseases
Date 1987 Apr 1
PMID 3555567
Citations 8
Authors
G Ertl
K P Schaal
K Kochsiek
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Abstract

The organism responsible for endocarditis of a prosthetic aortic valve was identified as Nocardia asteroides. The patient was treated with intravenous amikacin (250 mg four times a day) and intravenous imipenem (1.5 g four times a day). The valve was replaced under this new antibiotic regimen. This is the first report of survival after prosthetic valve nocardiosis.

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