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Endocarditis caused by relatively penicillin-resistant Stomatococcus mucilaginosus.

Abstract
We report a case of Stomatococcus mucilaginosus endocarditis in which the isolate was relatively resistant to penicillins and cephalothin. The patient was treated successfully with vancomycin and valve replacement.
AuthorsR L Pinsky, V Piscitelli, J E Patterson
JournalJournal of clinical microbiology (J Clin Microbiol) Vol. 27 Issue 1 Pg. 215-6 (Jan 1989) ISSN: 0095-1137 [Print] United States
PMID2913031 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
Chemical References
  • Vancomycin
Topics
  • Adult
  • Endocarditis, Bacterial (drug therapy, microbiology, surgery)
  • Heart Valve Prosthesis
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Micrococcaceae (drug effects, isolation & purification)
  • Penicillin Resistance
  • Vancomycin (therapeutic use)

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