Therapy of Subacute Enterococcus (Streptococcus Fecalis) Endocarditis

Article1 March 1951THERAPY OF SUBACUTE ENTEROCOCCUS (STREPTOCOCCUS FECALIS) ENDOCARDITISLEO LOEWE, M.D., SAMUEL CANDEL, M.D., F.A.C.P., HAROLD B. EIBER, M.D.LEO LOEWE, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, SAMUEL CANDEL, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this author, HAROLD B. EIBER, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-34-3-717 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptDespite the uniformly favorable results following the use of antibiotics in the therapy of subacute bacterial endocarditis due to Streptococcus viridans,1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 the same treatment programs when the enterococcus (Streptococcus fecalis) is the offending organism have mostly met with failure. 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