An Aminoglycoside-Sparing Regimen with Double Beta-Lactam to Successfully Treat <i>Granulicatella adiacens</i> Prosthetic Aortic Valve Endocarditis—Time to Change Paradigm?

An Aminoglycoside-Sparing Regimen with Double Beta-Lactam to Successfully Treat <i>Granulicatella adiacens</i> Prosthetic Aortic Valve Endocarditis—Time to Change Paradigm?

(1) Background: <i>Granulicatella adiacens</i> is a former nutritionally variant streptococci (NVS). NVS infective endocarditis (IE) is generally characterized by a higher rate of morbidity and mortality, partially due to difficulties in choosing the most adequate microbiological culture...

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Main Authors: Alberto Pagotto, Floriana Campanile, Paola Conti, Francesca Prataviera, Paola Della Siega, Sarah Flammini, Simone Giuliano, Luca Martini, Davide Pecori, Assunta Sartor, Maria Screm, Tosca Semenzin, Carlo Tascini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2024-03-01
Series:Infectious Disease Reports
Subjects:
nutritionally variant streptococci
<i>Granulicatella</i> spp.
infective endocarditis
penicillin-binding proteins
antibiotics
betalactams
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2036-7449/16/2/20

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