Enterococcus durans endocarditis in a patient with transposition of the great vessels
Open Access
- 1 March 2004
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Microbiology Society in Journal of Medical Microbiology
- Vol. 53 (3), 259-261
- https://doi.org/10.1099/jmm.0.05382-0
Abstract
A case of native valve endocarditis caused by Enterococcus durans in a patient with transposition of the great vessels is reported. The patient was treated initially with gentamicin and ceftriaxone; after isolation of enterococci, ceftriaxone was switched to ampicillin. The only virulence factors established in the strain were haemolytic activity and biofilm formation.Keywords
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