SUBACUTE BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS DUE TO STREPTOCOCCUS FECALIS
Authors: B ZWEIFLER, E SAR, I FEDER
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1951)

Case Reports1 January 1951SUBACUTE BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS DUE TO STREPTOCOCCUS FECALISBEN ZWEIFLER, M.D., ELI SAR, M. D., ISIDORE FEDER, M.D., F.A.C.P.BEN ZWEIFLER, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, ELI SAR, M. D.Search for more papers by this author, ISIDORE FEDER, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-34-1-217 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptSubacute bacterial endocarditis caused byStreptococcus fecalishas always presented a problem in therapy. This organism, together withStr. liquefaciens, betaStr. zymogenes, and betaStr. hemothermophilus, belongs to the Enterococcus group of Sherman. They are part of Group D, in Lancefield's classification of streptococci. A review of the literature reveals varying degrees of therapeutic success with both streptomycin and penicillin. Tumulty and Harvey,1in their review of 35 cases of subacute bacterial endocarditis, state thatStreptococcus fecalismanifested the highest degree of penicillin resistance, a resistance which became progressively greater as treatment progressed. In their group both patients infected...Bibliography1. TumultyHarvey PAAM: Experiences in the management of subacute bacterial endocarditis treated with penicillin, Am. J. Med. 4: 37 (Jan.) 1948. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. KeeferBlakeLockwoodLongMarshallWood CSFGJSPHEKWB: Streptomycin in the treatment of infections, J. A. M. A. 132: 70 (Sept. 14) 1946. CrossrefGoogle Scholar3. CadyAllen JBWH: A case of Strep. fecalis subacute bacterial endocarditis treated unsuccessfully with streptomycin, Guthrie Clin. Bull. 16: 31 (July) 1946. MedlineGoogle Scholar4. Guss JH: Successful treatment of subacute bacterial endocarditis with streptomycin, Am. Heart J. 35: 662 (April) 1948. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. SirotaGerberBaehr JHLEG: Chemotherapy of subacute enterococcus endocarditis, J. Mt. Sinai Hosp. 14: 604 (Sept.-Oct.) 1947. MedlineGoogle Scholar6. Harris R: Subacute bacterial endocarditis: report of enterococcal infection treated with penicillin, Bull. New York M. Coll., Flower and Fifth Ave. Hosps. 8: 61 (Oct.) 1945. MedlineGoogle Scholar7. Hunter TH: Use of streptomycin in the treatment of bacterial endocarditis, Am. J. Med. 2: 436 (May) 1947. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar8. MacNealBlevinsPoindexter WJACA: Clinical arrest in enterococcus endocarditis, Am. J. M. Sc. 211: 40 (Jan.) 1946. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar9. CrossonBogerShawMiller JWWPCCAK: Caronamide for increasing penicillin plasma concentrations in man, J. A. M. A. 134: 1528 (Aug. 30) 1947. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar10. JonesTichy SHF: Bacterial endocarditis treated with penicillin, New England J. Med. 236: 729 (May 15) 1947. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar11. GlasserDanknerMathesHarford RJASBCG: Effect of penicillin on the bacteremia, following dental extraction, Am. J. Med. 4: 55 (Jan.) 1948. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: *Received for publication November 11, 1948.From the Department of Medicine, Beth-El Hospital, Brooklyn, New York. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byAntimicrobial resistance among enterococciErkrankungen des EndokardTreatment of subacute bacterial endocarditis with negative blood culturesCure of enterococcal endocarditis of prolonged durationTreatment of Bacterial EndocarditisDie Therapie der Endocarditis lenta und ihre Grundlagen 1 January 1951Volume 34, Issue 1Page: 217-223KeywordsEndocarditisEnterococcusGroup A streptococciHospital medicinePenicillinStreptococcusStreptomycin ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 January 1951 PDF downloadLoading ...