Comparative effectiveness of empirical antibiotic treatments in methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus infective endocarditis: a post hoc analysis of a prospective French cohort study
In most cases, treatment of infective endocarditis (IE) is empirical until the causative pathogens are identified, with two major important points. First, empirical antimicrobial therapy (EAT) is the cornerstone of sepsis therapy and any delay in time to appropriate antimicrobial therapy increases sepsis mortality, particularly in cases of septic shock [1]. Second, since Staphylococcus aureus is the leading cause of IE and is associated with higher mortality [2,3], it is crucial that EAT for infective endocarditis includes drugs that have optimal anti-staphylococcal activity [4,5].
Source: International Journal of Infectious Diseases - Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Rapha ël Lecomte, Colin Deschanvres, Alexis Bourreau, Louise Ruffier d'Epenoux, Paul Le Turnier, Benjamin Gaborit, Marie Chauveau, Magali Michel, Thierry Le Tourneau, Pascale Bémer, Stéphane Corvec, David Boutoille Source Type: research
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