Nocardial endocarditis of an aortic valve prosthesis

Br Heart J. 1987 Apr;57(4):384-6. doi: 10.1136/hrt.57.4.384.

Abstract

The organism responsible for endocarditis of a prosthetic aortic valve was identified as Nocardia asteroides. The patient was treated with intravenous amikacin (250 mg four times a day) and intravenous imipenem (1.5 g four times a day). The valve was replaced under this new antibiotic regimen. This is the first report of survival after prosthetic valve nocardiosis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Amikacin / therapeutic use
  • Aortic Valve / surgery
  • Endocarditis, Bacterial / drug therapy
  • Endocarditis, Bacterial / etiology*
  • Heart Valve Prosthesis*
  • Humans
  • Imipenem
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Nocardia Infections / drug therapy
  • Nocardia Infections / etiology*
  • Nocardia asteroides
  • Postoperative Complications / drug therapy*
  • Thienamycins / therapeutic use

Substances

  • Thienamycins
  • Imipenem
  • Amikacin