Table 1.
Author/Year | Age/gender | Presentation | Mode of entry | Treatments |
---|---|---|---|---|
Watanakunakorn, 1985 [3] | 87 M | UTI, bacteremia, IE After | transurethral resection of the prostate | Cefazolin, Tobramycin |
Repiso et al. 2001 [4] | 33 M | Bacteremia, IE (BP PV) | Intravenous drug user | Cefotaxime, Gentamicin |
Chen et al. 2006 [5] | 71 F | Bacteremia, IE (MV) | Community acquired, unknown mode of entry | Cefazolin |
de Escalante et al. 2007 [6] | 75 M | Bacteremia, IE (AV) | Following AAA repair | Imipenem, Gentamicin |
López et al. 2009 [7] | 58 M | Bacteremia, IE (MV; TV) | Hemodialysis through a permanent right jugular catheter. | Vancomycin Gentamycin |
Duggal et al. 2012 [8] | 66 M | Bacteremia, IE (BP AV) | unknown mode of Community acquired, entry | Ceftriaxone, Gentamicin |
Geisenberger et al. 2015 [9] | 38 M | Right-sided subdural hematoma, sepsis, death, autopsy, IE (AV) | Intravenous drug user | None |
S.Ullah et al. 2016 [10] | 76 M | Bacteremia, septic embolism, IE (AV) | acute cholangitis and cholecystitis | Vancomycin And Zosyn |
Ashref et al. 2016 [11] | 24 M | Bacteremia, IE (MV) | Intravenous drug user | Vancomycin And Meropenem |
Hauser et al. 2017 [12] | 37 M | Bacteremia, IE (AV) | Intravenous drug user | Vancomycin ceftriaxone and levofloxacin |
Our case | 63 M | Bacteremia, IE (MV) | Hemodialysis through an AVF or biliary infection | Ceftriaxone, Gentamicin |
AbbreviationsAAA: abdominal aortic aneurysm; AV: aortic valve; BP: bio prosthetic; IE: infective endocarditis; MV: mitral valve; PV: pulmonary valve; TV: tricuspid valve; AVF: arteriovenous fistula, UTI: urinary tract infection.