Shared Decision-Making for Partial Oral Antibiotic Treatment of Infective Endocarditis: A Case Series
Sami El‐Dalati, Marice Ruiz Conejo Castillo, Luke Strnad, Hassan Reda, Tessa London, Michael Sekela, Bobbi Jo Stoner
Abstract
Although literature has demonstrated the noninferiority of oral antibiotics in the treatment of infectious endocarditis, widespread adoption of this practice has yet to occur in the United States. We report on 32 patients with infectious endocarditis treated by a multidisciplinary endocarditis team and a standardized approach to partial oral antibiotic therapy with a high rate of clinical success.
Topics & Concepts
MedicineEndocarditisAntibioticsInfective endocarditisIntensive care medicineAntibiotic therapyClinical PracticeBacterial endocarditisMultidisciplinary approachInternal medicineFamily medicineMicrobiologySocial scienceBiologySociologyInfective Endocarditis Diagnosis and ManagementAntimicrobial Resistance in StaphylococcusBacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing