Abstract
We have described a patient with community-acquired, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis endocarditis that occurred on a prolapsing mitral valve. The patient was successfully treated with vancomycin and rifampin for six weeks and had no signs of relapse four months later.
MeSH terms
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Cross Infection*
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Drug Therapy, Combination
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Endocarditis, Bacterial / etiology*
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Humans
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Male
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Methicillin / pharmacology*
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Middle Aged
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Mitral Valve / microbiology
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Penicillin Resistance*
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Rifamycins / administration & dosage
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Staphylococcal Infections / etiology*
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Staphylococcus / drug effects
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Staphylococcus / isolation & purification
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Vancomycin / administration & dosage
Substances
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Rifamycins
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Vancomycin
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Methicillin