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

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作者：
Gavin, PJ [1 ]
Suseno, MT
Cook, FV
Peterson, LR
Thomson, RB
机构：
[1] Northwestern Univ, Evanston & Feinberg Sch Med, Evanston Northwestern Healthcare, Dept Lab Med, Chicago, IL 60611 USA
[2] Northwestern Univ, Evanston & Feinberg Sch Med, Evanston Northwestern Healthcare, Dept Pathol, Chicago, IL 60611 USA
来源：
DIAGNOSTIC MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASE | 2003年 / 47卷 / 02期
关键词：
Pseudomonas endocarditis; meropenem;
D O I：
10.1016/S0732-8893(03)00135-4
中图分类号：
R51 [传染病];
学科分类号：
100401 ;
摘要：
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. (C) 2003 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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页码：427 / 430
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