Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
2882543 The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2007 5 Pages PDF
Abstract
The combination of aggressive surgical treatment and the early switch from intravenous vancomycin to oral linezolid for treatment of active gram-positive heart valve endocarditis is safe and effective, and reduces infection relapses, vancomycin use, hospital length of stay, and economic costs.
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Early Switch From Vancomycin to Oral Linezolid for Treatment of Gram-Positive Heart Valve Endocarditis
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