Left-sided endocarditis caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa: successful treatment with meropenem and tobramycin.

Left-sided endocarditis caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa: successful treatment with meropenem and tobramycin.

Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease (2003-10-03)

P J Gavin, M T Suseno, F V Cook, L R Peterson, R B Thomson

ANOTACE

Medical treatment alone is rarely successful in left-sided infective endocarditis caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa. We report the cure of such a case with high-dose meropenem in combination with tobramycin.

MATERIÁLY

Číslo produktu

Značka

Popis produktu

PHR1079

Supelco

Tobramycin, Pharmaceutical Secondary Standard; Certified Reference Material

T4014

Sigma-Aldrich

Tobramycin, Aminoglycoside antibiotic

T1500000

Tobramycin, European Pharmacopoeia (EP) Reference Standard

Y0001210

Tobramycin for identification, European Pharmacopoeia (EP) Reference Standard