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Table 3 Re-operation procedure, Antibiotics and Re-infection

From: Prosthetic valve endocarditis caused by Staphylococcus capitis: report of 4 cases

 

Annular abscess

Valve dehiscence

Re-operation Procedure

Prosthesis

Intravenous antibiotics

Oral antibiotics

Observation period (days)

Survive

Re-infection

Case 1

+

-

Abscess isolation

AVR

Biological

→Biological

AMK→ LZD→TEIC

MINO

630

+

-

Case 2

-

-

AVR

Biological

→Biological

VCM

MINO

332

+

-

Case 3

+

+

Valve annuls reconstruction

AVR

Biological

→Biological

TEIC→VCM→LZD

LVFX

224

+

-

Case 4

+

+

Valve annuls reconstruction

MVR

Biological

→Biological

VCM+GM

LVFX

163

+

-

  1. AVR; aortic valve replacement, AMK; Amoxicillin, LZD; linezolid, TEIC; teicoplanin, MINO; minocycline, VCM; vancomycin, LVFX; levofloxacin, MVR; mitral valve replacement, GM; gentamicin.
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