LONG-TERM ORAL CIPROFLOXACIN IN THE TREATMENT OF PROSTHETIC VALVE ENDOCARDITIS DUE TO PSEUDOMONAS-AERUGINOSA
SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES, cilt.24, sa.6, ss.797-800, 1992 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 24 Sayı: 6
- Basım Tarihi: 1992
- Doi Numarası: 10.3109/00365549209062467
- Dergi Adı: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.797-800
- Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır
Özet
Prosthetic valve endocarditis caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa is refractory to medical treatment alone and early valve replacement is necessary. We describe a 40-year-old patient in whom endocarditis developed in the early postoperative period, and reoperation was not considered feasible. Ciprofloxacin was administered orally in order to suppress bacteremia for 36 months. Long-term oral ciprofloxacin may provide an opportunity in the treatment of prosthetic valve endocarditis caused by Ps. aeruginosa in patients who are unfavorable candidates for reoperation.