Ampicillin Plus Ceftriaxone Is as Effective as Ampicillin Plus Gentamicin for Treating <i>Enterococcus faecalis</i> Infective Endocarditis

Fernández‐Hidalgo, Nuria; Almirante, Benito; Gavaldà, Joan; Gurguí, Mercè; Peña, Carmen; de Alarcón, Arístides; Ruiz, Josefa; Vilacosta, Isidre; Montejo, Miguel; Vallejo, Núria; López‐Medrano, Francisco; Plata, Antonio; López, Javier; Hidalgo-Tenorio, Carmen; Gálvez-Acebal, Juan; Sáez, Carmen; Manuel Lomas, José; Falcone, Marco; de la Torre, Javier; Martínez-Lacasa, Xavier; Pahissa, Albert

doi:10.1093/cid/cit052

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Ampicillin Plus Ceftriaxone Is as Effective as Ampicillin Plus Gentamicin for Treating Enterococcus faecalis Infective Endocarditis

Published in Clinical Infectious Diseases • Feb 7, 2013

Authors:

Nuria Fernández‐Hidalgo

Benito Almirante

Joan Gavaldà

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of the ampicillin plus ceftriaxone (AC) and ampicillin plus gentamicin (AG) combinations for treating Enterococcus faecalis infective endocarditis (EFIE). METHODS: An observational, nonrandomized, comparative multicenter cohort study...

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Medicine

Infective endocarditis

Ceftriaxone

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