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Dominique Laurent Braun1, Barbara Katharina Hasse, Julia Stricker, Jan Sven Fehr.
Abstract
We describe two cases of prosthetic valve endocarditis caused by Propionibacterium spp. successfully treated with a combination of rifampin and intravenous penicillin. Rifampin was chosen due to its promising activity against planktonic and biofilm Propionibacterium, its favourable minimal inhibitory concentrations, its excellent oral bioavailability and tissue penetration.Entities:
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Year: 2013 PMID: 23355561 PMCID: PMC3604395 DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2012-007204
Source DB: PubMed Journal: BMJ Case Rep ISSN: 1757-790X