Southern medical journal (Birmingham, Ala.), 1990-04, Vol.83 (4), p.458-460
1990
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- Autor(en) / Beteiligte
- Titel
- Gentamicin-resistant enterococcal endocarditis: the need for routine screening for high-level resistance to aminoglycosides
- Ist Teil von
- Southern medical journal (Birmingham, Ala.), 1990-04, Vol.83 (4), p.458-460
- Ort / Verlag
- United States
- Erscheinungsjahr
- 1990
- Quelle
- MEDLINE
- Beschreibungen/Notizen
- We have reported a case of high-level gentamicin-resistant enterococcal endocarditis as a complication of intravenous narcotic abuse. Because routine screening of enterococcal blood isolates for high-level aminoglycoside resistance was not done, the patient possibly received suboptimal therapy. This case amplifies the necessity of a systematic screening program for enterococcal blood isolates to detect high-level resistance to gentamicin and streptomycin in clinical laboratories.
- Sprache
- Englisch
- Identifikatoren
- ISSN: 0038-4348DOI: 10.1097/00007611-199004000-00024Titel-ID: cdi_crossref_primary_10_1097_00007611_199004000_00024
- Format
- –
- Schlagworte
- Adult, Endocarditis, Bacterial - drug therapy, Enterococcus faecalis - drug effects, Evaluation Studies as Topic, Gentamicins - pharmacology, Gentamicins - therapeutic use, Heroin, Humans, Male, Microbial Sensitivity Tests, Streptococcal Infections - drug therapy, Streptomycin - pharmacology, Streptomycin - therapeutic use, Substance Abuse, Intravenous - complications