Long-term antibiotic therapy in patients with surgery-indicated not undergoing surgery infective endocarditis.
Nuria Vallejo CamazonLourdes MateuGermán CedielLaura Escolà-VergéNuria Fernández-HidalgoMercedes Gurgui FerrerMaria Teresa Perez RodriguezGuillermo CuervoRaquel Nuñez AragónCinta LlibreNieves SopenaMaria Dolores QuesadaElisabeth BerasteguiAlbert TeisJorge Lopez AyerbeGladys JuncàFrancisco GualElena Ferrer SistachAinhoa ViveroEsteban ReynagaMaria Hernández PérezChristian Muñoz GuijosaLluisa Pedro-BotetAntoni Bayés-GenísPublished in: Cardiology journal (2021)
The present study results suggest that a LTAT strategy, including LOSAT, might be considered for patients with IE that cannot undergo an indicated surgery. After hospitalization, they should be followed by a multidisciplinary endocarditis team.