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  • 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
ABSTRACT

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.

MATERIALS
Product Number
Brand
Product Description

Sigma-Aldrich
Tobramycin, Aminoglycoside antibiotic
Tobramycin for identification, European Pharmacopoeia (EP) Reference Standard
Tobramycin, European Pharmacopoeia (EP) Reference Standard
Supelco
Tobramycin, Pharmaceutical Secondary Standard; Certified Reference Material