Enterococcal endocarditis: report of a case treated with aureomycin.

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Case Reports1 May 1952ENTEROCOCCAL ENDOCARDITIS: REPORT OF A CASE TREATED WITH AUREOMYCINJAMES F. FLANDERS, M.D., LEMUEL C. MCGEE, M.D., F.A.C.P., E. G. SCOTTJAMES F. FLANDERS, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, LEMUEL C. MCGEE, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this author, E. G. SCOTTSearch for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-36-5-1323 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptWe believe the following case is of clinical interest, not only because of the rarity of the occurrence of the infecting organism in endocarditis, but also because of the therapeutic problems involved. Of 921 well authenticated cases of bacterial endocarditis chosen at random from the American and British literature, 30 cases,1-17 or 3.26 per cent, were due to enterococci.It is of interest to note that Christie,18in reporting 269 cases of subacute bacterial endocarditis, failed to incriminate the enterococcus as the etiologic agent in a single case. MacNeal et al.15cite the work of Lloyd-Jones, who makes no mention...Bibliography1. FavourJanewayGibsonLevine CBCAJGSA: Progress in the treatment of subacute bacterial endocarditis, New England J. Med. 234: 71, 1946. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. Luttgens WF: Endocarditis in "Main Line" opium addicts, Arch. Int. Med. 83: 653, 1949. CrossrefGoogle Scholar3. GerberShwartzmanBaehr IEGG: Penetration of penicillin into foci of infection, J. A. M. A. 130: 761, 1946. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. TumultyHarvey PAAM: Experiences in the management of subacute bacterial endocarditis treated with penicillin, Am. J. Med. 4: 37, 1948. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. WallachPomerantz RN: Streptomycin in the treatment of subacute bacterial endocarditis, New England J. Med. 241: 690, 1949. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar6. WhiteMathewsEvans PME: Notes on the treatment of subacute bacterial endocarditis, Ann. Int. Med. 22: 61, 1945. LinkGoogle Scholar7. ScheinBaehr JG: Sulfonamide therapy of subacute bacterial endocarditis, Am. J. Med. 4: 66, 1948. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar8. RantzKirby LAWM: Enterococci infections, Arch. Int. Med. 71: 516, 1943. CrossrefGoogle Scholar9. SkinnerEdwards DJE: Enterococcal endocarditis, New England J. Med. 226: 8, 1942. CrossrefGoogle Scholar10. BrainerdLennetteMeiklejohnBruynClark HEHGHBWH: The clinical evaluation of aureomycin, J. Clin. Investigation 28: 992, 1949. CrossrefGoogle Scholar11. HarveyMirickSchaub JCGSIG: Clinical experience with aureomycin, J. Clin. Investigation 28: 987, 1949. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar12. LeamanWikingssonWebsterShaw WGMBMBCC: Caronamide and penicillin in subacute bacterial endocarditis due to Streptococcus faecalis , Ann. Int. Med. 30: 646, 1949. LinkGoogle Scholar13. ClarkBrynerRantz WHSLA: Penicillin-resistant nonhemolytic streptococcal subacute bacterial endocarditis, Am. J. Med. 4: 671, 1948. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar14. Guss JH: Successful treatment of subacute bacterial endocarditis with streptomycin, Am. Heart J. 35: 662, 1948. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar15. MacNealBlevinsPoindexter WJACA: Clinical arrest in enterococcal endocarditis, Am. J. M. Sc. 211: 40, 1946. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar16. LongSchoenbachBlissBryerChandler PHEBEAMSCA: The experimental and clinical use of polymyxin, chloromycetin, and aureomycin, California Med. 70: 157, 1949. MedlineGoogle Scholar17. GlaserSmith RJDE: Penicillin-resistant subacute bacterial endocarditis: Clinico-Pathologic Conference, Am. J. Med. 8: 794, 1950. MedlineGoogle Scholar18. Christie RV: Penicillin in subacute bacterial endocarditis, Brit. M. J. 1: 1 (Jan. 3) 1948. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar19. Moran H: Classification of streptococci from cases of endocarditis, Proc. Soc. Exper. Biol. and Med. 38: 805, 1938. CrossrefGoogle Scholar20. PaineCollinsFinland TFHSM: Bacteriologic studies on aureomycin, J. Bact. 56: 489, 1948. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar21. FinlandWilcoxFrank MCP: In vitro sensitivity of human pathogenic strains of streptococci to seven antibiotics, Am. J. Clin. Path. 20: 208, 1950. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Wilmington, Delaware*Received for publication October 27, 1950. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byErkrankungen des EndokardTreatment of Bacterial Endocarditis 1 May 1952Volume 36, Issue 5Page: 1323-1329KeywordsEndocarditisEnterococcus ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 May 1952 PDF downloadLoading ...