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Ampicillin Plus Ceftriaxone Is as Effective as Ampicillin Plus Gentamicin for Treating <i>Enterococcus faecalis</i> Infective Endocarditis

Núria Fernández-Hidalgo, Benito Almirante, Joan Gavaldà, Mercè Gurguí, Carmen Peña, Arístides de Alarcón, Josefa Ruiz, Isidre Vilacosta, Miguel Montejo, Núria Vallejo,

Clinical Infectious Diseases · 2013 · 301 citations · 19 references

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AC appears as effective as AG for treating EFIE patients and can be used with virtually no risk of renal failure and regardless of the high-level aminoglycoside resistance status of E. faecalis.

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