Is the MIC useful in deciding to treat endocarditis surgically?

Journal article

The infecting pathogen and its susceptibility to antibiotics is used to suggest prognosis in endocarditis. A case study was performed in a tertiary referral cardiology centre to assess the contribution of the measurement of minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) to the decision to treat endocarditis surgically. The records were examined of 125 patients admitted between 1981 and 1999 in whom the minimum inhibitory concentration for the pathogen had been measured. The measures of outcome were m...

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Authors: Walton, B; Wallace, S; Kukreja, N; Kharbanda, R; Varey-Tyburczy, E

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: International journal of antimicrobial agents
• Volume: 23
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 394-397
• Publication date: 2004-04-01
• DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2003.08.012
• EISSN: 1872-7913
• ISSN: 0924-8579
• Language: English
• Keywords: Penicillins; Gram-Positive Cocci; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Staphylococcus aureus; Endocarditis, Bacterial; Predictive Value of Tests; Microbial Sensitivity Tests; Humans; Female; Middle Aged; Staphylococcal Infections; Streptococcus; Male; Gentamicins; Streptococcal Infections