Successful treatment of relapsed enterococcal endocarditis with amoxicillin/clavulanate: A case report
Ebrahim Mahmoud,
Reem Abanamy,
Mohammad Bosaeed,
Zeinelabdien Elsherif
Affiliations
Ebrahim Mahmoud
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Reem Abanamy
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; Corresponding author at: Adult Infectious Diseases Fellow, Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Mohammad Bosaeed
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Zeinelabdien Elsherif
Department of Cardiology, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Enterococcus is considered to be a common cause of endocarditis with unfavorable outcomes. We report a case of successful treatment of relapsed prosthetic valve Enterococcus faecalis endocarditis with oral amoxicillin/clavulanate. Enterococcal endocarditis is associated with a high relapse rate, even with the recommended treatment duration by the guidelines. Oral therapy is increasingly considered as part of the management of such serious infections. Keywords: Enterococcus, Endocarditis, Oral, Augmentin, Amoxicillin-clavulanate, Prosthetic, Valve, Relapse, Case report
