- Left-sided endocarditis caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa: successful treatment with meropenem and tobramycin.
Left-sided endocarditis caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa: successful treatment with meropenem and tobramycin.
Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease (2003-10-03)
P J Gavin, M T Suseno, F V Cook, L R Peterson, R B Thomson
PMID14522517
ABSTRACT
Medical treatment alone is rarely successful in left-sided infective endocarditis caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa. We report the cure of such a case with high-dose meropenem in combination with tobramycin.
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Product Description
Tobramycin for identification, European Pharmacopoeia (EP) Reference Standard
Tobramycin, European Pharmacopoeia (EP) Reference Standard