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

RÉSUMÉ

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.

MATÉRIAUX

Référence du produit

Marque

Description du produit

T4014

Sigma-Aldrich

Tobramycine, Aminoglycoside antibiotic

PHR1079

Supelco

Tobramycine, Pharmaceutical Secondary Standard; Certified Reference Material

T1500000

Tobramycine, European Pharmacopoeia (EP) Reference Standard

Y0001210

Tobramycine, European Pharmacopoeia (EP) Reference Standard