Adjunctive rifampin therapy for native valve Staphylococcus aureus endocarditis in a neonate: A case report and literature review

Abstract Infective endocarditis in neonates can be fatal. Adjunctive rifampin therapy might be effective as salvage therapy in critically ill patients with Staphylococcus aureus native valve endocarditis (NVE). We present a case of a full‐term neonate with NVE who had a favorable clinical outcome af...

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Main Authors: Mohammed A. Almatrafi, Nouf Alsahaf, Elaf J. Alsharif, Jamal A. Sayed, Abdulwahab M. A. Telmesani, Dhuha Alidrisi, Alkhayat Mohammed, Rafat Mosalli, Ahmed Albaihani
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Published: Wiley 2021-10-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.4902
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author Mohammed A. Almatrafi
Nouf Alsahaf
Elaf J. Alsharif
Jamal A. Sayed
Abdulwahab M. A. Telmesani
Dhuha Alidrisi
Alkhayat Mohammed
Rafat Mosalli
Ahmed Albaihani
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description Abstract Infective endocarditis in neonates can be fatal. Adjunctive rifampin therapy might be effective as salvage therapy in critically ill patients with Staphylococcus aureus native valve endocarditis (NVE). We present a case of a full‐term neonate with NVE who had a favorable clinical outcome after adding rifampin to standard therapy.
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spelling doaj.art-321a4fe0c9a045a1981db45ec3b0db7e2022-12-21T20:30:16ZengWileyClinical Case Reports2050-09042021-10-01910n/an/a10.1002/ccr3.4902Adjunctive rifampin therapy for native valve Staphylococcus aureus endocarditis in a neonate: A case report and literature reviewMohammed A. Almatrafi0Nouf Alsahaf1Elaf J. Alsharif2Jamal A. Sayed3Abdulwahab M. A. Telmesani4Dhuha Alidrisi5Alkhayat Mohammed6Rafat Mosalli7Ahmed Albaihani8Department of Pediatrics Umm Al Qura University Makkah Saudi ArabiaMedical College of Umm Al Qura University Makkah Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Pediatrics Security Forces Hospital Makkah Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Pediatrics Security Forces Hospital Makkah Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Pediatrics Umm Al Qura University Makkah Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Pediatrics Security Forces Hospital Makkah Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Pediatrics Security Forces Hospital Makkah Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Pediatrics Umm Al Qura University Makkah Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Pediatrics Security Forces Hospital Makkah Saudi ArabiaAbstract Infective endocarditis in neonates can be fatal. Adjunctive rifampin therapy might be effective as salvage therapy in critically ill patients with Staphylococcus aureus native valve endocarditis (NVE). We present a case of a full‐term neonate with NVE who had a favorable clinical outcome after adding rifampin to standard therapy.https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.4902infective endocarditisneonatalrifampin
spellingShingle Mohammed A. Almatrafi
Nouf Alsahaf
Elaf J. Alsharif
Jamal A. Sayed
Abdulwahab M. A. Telmesani
Dhuha Alidrisi
Alkhayat Mohammed
Rafat Mosalli
Ahmed Albaihani
Adjunctive rifampin therapy for native valve Staphylococcus aureus endocarditis in a neonate: A case report and literature review
Clinical Case Reports
infective endocarditis
neonatal
rifampin
title Adjunctive rifampin therapy for native valve Staphylococcus aureus endocarditis in a neonate: A case report and literature review
title_full Adjunctive rifampin therapy for native valve Staphylococcus aureus endocarditis in a neonate: A case report and literature review
title_fullStr Adjunctive rifampin therapy for native valve Staphylococcus aureus endocarditis in a neonate: A case report and literature review
title_full_unstemmed Adjunctive rifampin therapy for native valve Staphylococcus aureus endocarditis in a neonate: A case report and literature review
title_short Adjunctive rifampin therapy for native valve Staphylococcus aureus endocarditis in a neonate: A case report and literature review
title_sort adjunctive rifampin therapy for native valve staphylococcus aureus endocarditis in a neonate a case report and literature review
topic infective endocarditis
neonatal
rifampin
url https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.4902
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