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Research Article

Listerial Endocarditis in a Penicillin-allergic Woman Successfully Treated with a Combination of 4 Drugs

Pages 383-384 | Published online: 08 Jul 2009
 

Abstract

A 69-y-old woman with bioprosthetic endocarditis due to Listeria monocytogenes developed an allergic reaction after beginning ampicillin treatment. She was cured with the combination of trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, rifampicin and teicoplanin. No immune deficiency was found in the patient.

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