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Infective Endocarditis : Treatments

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Treatments could include:
You will be admitted to the hospital so you can receive antibiotics through a vein. Long-term, high-dose antibiotic treatment is needed to get rid of the bacteria.
Source:ADAM
Date:April 28, 2008
Their choice of antibiotics depends on what the most likely infecting microorganism is. Once the results of the blood culture become available, the doctor can adjust the medications, using specific antibiotics known to be effective against the spe...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Heart valve replacement is a surgical procedure during which surgeons remove a damaged valve from the heart and substitute a healthy one.Four valves direct blood to and from the body through the heart: the aortic valve, the pulmonic valve, the tri...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
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