Antibiotic management of native mitral valve infectious endocarditis in patient with unaffected prosthetic aortic valve: A case report

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dc.contributor.authorDhillon, Jasdeepen_US
dc.date.accessioned2023-08-09T06:16:07Z
dc.date.available2023-08-09T06:16:07Z
dc.date.issued2023-02
dc.description.abstractInfectious endocarditis is a rare but feared condition, most frequently caused by Staphylococcus aureus. We describe the case of an 81-year-old male patient presenting with intermittent fever and dyspnea. Cardiac evaluation with transthoracic echocardiogram showed the presence of heart failure with suspicion of endocarditis. Consequently, a transesophageal echocardiogram demonstrated vegetation on the native mitral valve with an unaffected prosthetic aortic valve. Blood cultures were positive for S. aureus. Literature concerning endocarditis originating from a native valve in patients with a prosthetic valve is limited. We applied a new treatment scheme consisting of intravenous floxapen 12 g/24 h in a continuous infusion combined with intravenous rifampicin 2×300 mg daily for a duration of 6 weeks resulting in complete regression of the vegetation. In addition, we were successful in preventing disease propagation to the prosthetic valve. There is a need for more adequate research to prove the prophylactic benefit of this treatment.valveen_US
dc.identifier.affiliations3th Year Master in Medicine Student, Department of Internal Medicine, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgiumen_US
dc.identifier.citationDhillon Jasdeep. Antibiotic management of native mitral valve infectious endocarditis in patient with unaffected prosthetic aortic valve: A case report. Indian Journal of Case Reports. 2023 Feb; 9(2): 47-49en_US
dc.identifier.issn2454-1303
dc.identifier.issn2454-129X
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/222285
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherMansa STM Publishersen_US
dc.relation.issuenumber2en_US
dc.relation.volume9en_US
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.32677/ijcr.v9i2.3846en_US
dc.subjectAntibiotic treatmenten_US
dc.subjectNative valve endocarditisen_US
dc.subjectProsthetic aortic valveen_US
dc.titleAntibiotic management of native mitral valve infectious endocarditis in patient with unaffected prosthetic aortic valve: A case reporten_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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