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Review
. 1995 Oct;282(4):431-5.
doi: 10.1016/s0934-8840(11)80715-2.

Micrococcus luteus endocarditis: case report and review of the literature

H Seifert  1 , M Kaltheuner, F Perdreau-Remington
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Review

Micrococcus luteus endocarditis: case report and review of the literature

H Seifert et al. Zentralbl Bakteriol. 1995 Oct.

Abstract

This paper includes a report on a case of prosthetic valve endocarditis due to Micrococcus luteus and a review of the sixteen cases of endocarditis due to Micrococcus species reported in the literature. The patient was successfully treated with rifampicin combined for two weeks with gentamicin and vancomycin and for another four weeks with teicoplanin. The hospital course was uneventful and no surgery was required.

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