Do you add adjunctive gentamicin and/or rifampin for treatment of prosthetic valve Staphylococcus aureus endocarditis?
Answer from: at Academic Institution
No, we do not add adjunctive gentamicin for treatment of Staphylococcus aureus (SA) prosthetic valve endocarditis (PVE). The potential benefit of using an aminoglycoside in this setting is minimal, if any, and is outweighed by the risk of toxicity.With respect to using rifampin, it depends on whethe...
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at Crossroads Virology Agree, we can’t use gentamicin for the entir...
Agree, we can’t use gentamicin for the entir...