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. 2019 Sep 19;55(9):608. doi: 10.3390/medicina55090608

Table 1.

General information of included cases.

No Diagnosis Past History Clinical Presentation Antibiotic Treatment before Operation Indications Operation Out-Come
1. Congenital Aortic valve stenosis Ross operation 2000 y. 2002 y. Fever 39 °C—long term, no response to antibiotics. Sepsis Oxacillin Isolated endocarditis of PV allograft Replacement of the conduit with a new one Good
2. CHD—stenosis of PAV and infundibular stenosis of RV CHD from birth. No surgery or treatment Sepsis Oxacillin
Gentamycin
Cefazolin
Endocarditis of PA Correction of infundibular stenosis, excision of pulmonary artery valve and restoration of the right ventricle and pulmonary artery integrity using an allograft Good
3. Congenital Aortic valve insufficiency Ross operation 2002 y. 3 month after procedure–fever Fever, long term, no response to antibiotics, heart failure in progress, AV insufficiency in progress Amoxicillin
Penicillin
Vancomycin
Unasyn
Gentamycin
Endocarditis of AV and PA allograft Replacement of the graft by an allograft and replacement of aortic valve using mechanical prosthesis (St. Jude) Good
4. CHD-VSD CHD from birth. No surgery or treatment before Sepsis Oxacillin
Ceftriaxone
Cefuroxime
Diflucan
Meronem
Amikacin
Ventricular septal defect and pulmonary artery valve endocarditis Closure of the defect and replacement of pulmonary artery with an allograft Good
5. Congenital Aortic valve insufficiency Ross procedure 1999 y. Sepsis 2006 Oxacillin
Ampicillin
Vancomycin
Tienam
Infectious endocarditis of the previously implanted pulmonary artery graft Replacement of the conduit with a new one Good
6. CHD—arterial trunk, VSD CHD correction with allograft 2005 y. Sepsis 2007 Vancomycin
Ampicillin
Infectious endocarditis of the previously implanted pulmonary artery graft Replacement of the conduit with a new one Good
7. Acute Pulmonary Valve endocarditis No history Fever, long term, no response antibiotics, weight loss, heart insufficiency Unasyn Isolated pulmonary artery valve endocarditis Replacement of pulmonary artery valve with a biological prosthesis Good
8. Acute Pulmonary Valve endocarditis and Aortic Valve endocarditis No history Fever, long term, no response antibiotics. Sepsis Tazocin
Gentamycin
Endocarditis of pulmonary artery and aortic valves Replacement of aortic and pulmonary artery valves with biological prostheses Good