STREPTOMYCIN TREATMENT OF BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS DUE TO STREPTOCOCCUS VIRIDANS; REPORT OF TWO CASES
Authors: C F NAEGELE
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1949)

Case Reports1 May 1949STREPTOMYCIN TREATMENT OF BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS DUE TO STREPTOCOCCUS VIRIDANS; REPORT OF TWO CASESCHARLES F. NAEGELE, M.D.CHARLES F. NAEGELE, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-30-5-1049 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe precise place of streptomycin in the treatment of bacterial endocarditis has yet to be definitely established. It has been proposed1 as the drug of choice in cases caused by gram-negative bacilli susceptible, at least in vitro, to streptomycin. It must also be considered, however, in the small fraction of cases due to nonhemolytic streptococci in which the organism is initially resistant to penicillin, as well as the still smaller fraction, where penicillin resistance develops during therapy.Relatively few reports1, 2, 3, 4have appeared concerning the use of streptomycin in bacterial endocarditis, and the percentage of these cases due...Bibliography1. HUNTER TH: Use of streptomycin in treatment of bacterial endocarditis, Am. Jr. Med., 1947, ii, 436-442. CrossrefGoogle Scholar2. PRIESTMCGEE WSCJ: Streptomycin in treatment of subacute bacterial endocarditis: report of 3 cases, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1946, cxxxii, 124-126. CrossrefGoogle Scholar3. GUESS JH: Successful treatment of subacute bacterial endocarditis with streptomycin, Am. Heart Jr., 1948, xxxv, 662-664. CrossrefGoogle Scholar4. MASSELLZELLERDOWHARTING BFJWJWD: Streptomycin treatment of bacterial endocarditis, New England Jr. Med., 1948, ccxxxviii, 464-466. CrossrefGoogle Scholar5. DAWSONHUNTER MHTH: The treatment of subacute bacterial endocarditis with penicillin: second report, Ann. Int. Med., 1946, xxiv, 170-185. Google Scholar6. PRIESTSMITHMCGEE WSJMCJ: Penicillin therapy of subacute bacterial endocarditis, Arch. Int. Med., 1947, lxxix, 333-359. CrossrefGoogle Scholar7. FLIPPINMAYOCKWHITE HFRLWL: The treatment of bacterial endocarditis, Med. Clin. N. Am., 1946, xxx, 1233-1248. CrossrefGoogle Scholar8. BOGERKAYEISMANYOEMAN WPCFSHEE: Caronamide, a compound that inhibits penicillin excretion by the renal tubules, applied to the treatment of subacute bacterial endocarditis, Am. Jr. Med. Sci., 1947, ccxiv, 493-502. CrossrefGoogle Scholar9. PAINEMURRAYFINLAND TFRM: Streptomycin. II. Clinical uses, New England Jr. Med., 1947, ccxxxvi, 748-760. CrossrefGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Staten Island, N. Y.*Received for publication May 25, 1948.Published with permission of the Surgeon General, U. S. Public Health Service, Washington, D. C. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byCure of enterococcal endocarditis of prolonged durationTreatment of Bacterial EndocarditisDie Therapie der Endocarditis lenta und ihre GrundlagenTreatment of enterococcal endocarditis and bacteremia 1 May 1949Volume 30, Issue 5Page: 1049-1053KeywordsComplete blood countDrugsElectrocardiographyEndocarditisMedical servicesPenicillinStreptococcusStreptomycinSurgeonsThorax Issue Published: 1 May 1949 PDF downloadLoading ...