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

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

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 addin...

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Veröffentlicht in:Clinical case reports 2021, Vol.9 (10), p.e04902-e04902
Hauptverfasser: Almatrafi, Mohammed A, Alsahaf, Nouf, Alsharif, Elaf J, Sayed, Jamal A, Telmesani, Abdulwahab M A, Alidrisi, Dhuha, Mohammed, Alkhayat, Mosalli, Rafat, Albaihani, Ahmed
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung: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.
ISSN:2050-0904
2050-0904
DOI:10.1002/ccr3.4902