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Case Report

A Case of Endocarditis with Cerebral Embolism Successfully Treated with Daptomycin

Infectious Diseases Unit, Cisanello Hospital, Pisa, Italy
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Clin. Pract. 2011, 1(4), e92; https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2011.e92
Submission received: 18 September 2011 / Revised: 18 September 2011 / Accepted: 11 October 2011 / Published: 2 November 2011

Abstract

A young girl was admitted for fever, headache, paresthesia of the hands, involuntary blinking of the left eye and aphasia. Imaging revealed mycotic cerebral aneurysms and finally infective endocarditis was diagnosed and successfully treated with daptomycin. She had a history of mitral prolapse and she had undergone dental procedures some months before without any antibiotic prophylaxis, according to the 2007 guidelines of the American Heart Association.
Keywords: endocarditis; mycotic aneurysms; daptomycin; mitral prolapse; prophylaxis endocarditis; mycotic aneurysms; daptomycin; mitral prolapse; prophylaxis

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Doria, R.; Tagliaferri, E.; Andreotti, G.; Taddei, R.; Nardini, R.; Tascini, C.; Menichetti, F. A Case of Endocarditis with Cerebral Embolism Successfully Treated with Daptomycin. Clin. Pract. 2011, 1, e92. https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2011.e92

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Doria R, Tagliaferri E, Andreotti G, Taddei R, Nardini R, Tascini C, Menichetti F. A Case of Endocarditis with Cerebral Embolism Successfully Treated with Daptomycin. Clinics and Practice. 2011; 1(4):e92. https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2011.e92

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Doria, Roberta, Enrico Tagliaferri, Giovanni Andreotti, Riccardo Taddei, Rubinia Nardini, Carlo Tascini, and Francesco Menichetti. 2011. "A Case of Endocarditis with Cerebral Embolism Successfully Treated with Daptomycin" Clinics and Practice 1, no. 4: e92. https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2011.e92

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