Impact of intermediate susceptibility to penicillin on antimicrobial treatment and outcomes of endocarditis caused by viridans and gallolyticus group streptococci.

Francesc Escrihuela-VidalDamaris BerbelNúria Fernández-HidalgoLaura Escolà-VergéPatricia MuñozMaría OlmedoMiguel Ángel GoenagaJosune GoikoetxeaMaría Carmen FariñasArístides De AlarcónJosé M MiróGuillermo OjedaAntonio PlataGuillermo CuervoJordi Carratalànull null

Published in: Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (2023)

Our findings support the use of cephalosporin monotherapy in PEN-I VGS-GGS endocarditis in order to avoid nephrotoxicity without adversely affecting patient outcomes.

Keyphrases

combination therapy
staphylococcus aureus
randomized controlled trial
type diabetes
gram negative
drug induced
insulin resistance
multidrug resistant
weight loss