Endocarditis Caused by Penicillin‐Resistant Viridans Streptococci: 2 Cases and Controversies in Therapy | Zendy

Charles S. Levy | Zendy; Palaniandy Kogulan | Zendy; Vee J. Gill | Zendy; Michele Croxton | Zendy; James G. Kane | Zendy; Daniel R. Lucey | Zendy

AI Assistant Blog Pricing

Home ZAIA Blog

Open Access

Endocarditis Caused by Penicillin‐Resistant Viridans Streptococci: 2 Cases and Controversies in Therapy

Author(s) -

Charles S. Levy,

Palaniandy Kogulan,

Vee J. Gill,

Michele Croxton,

James G. Kane,

Daniel R. Lucey

Publication year - 2001

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1086/321910

Subject(s) - viridans streptococci , medicine , endocarditis , penicillin , microbiology and biotechnology , infective endocarditis , antibiotics , streptococcus , surgery , bacteria , biology , genetics

Although penicillin-resistant viridans streptococci have been isolated from samples from the mouth, blood, and wounds in increasing numbers, viridans streptococci isolated from patients with endocarditis have remained sensitive to penicillin for the past 5 decades. We report the cases of 2 patients with penicillin-resistant viridans streptococcal endocarditis, review 6 other cases from the literature, and summarize 2 studies that used an animal model of penicillin-resistant viridans streptococcal endocarditis.

The content you want is available to Zendy users.

Already have an account? Click here to sign in.

Having issues? You can contact us here

Accelerating Research