Tropheryma whipplei endocarditis relapses after treatment with trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole

Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2013 Jun;41(6):592-4. doi: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2013.02.003. Epub 2013 Mar 15.

Authors

Florence Fenollar, Jean-Christophe Lagier, Jean-Marc Rolain, Marie Célard, Olivier Bouchot, Jean-Christophe Eicher, Hubert Lepidi, Didier Raoult

PMID: 23507410
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2013.02.003

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adult
Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use*
Aortic Valve / microbiology
Aortic Valve / pathology
Duodenum / microbiology
Duodenum / pathology
Endocarditis, Bacterial / drug therapy*
Endocarditis, Bacterial / microbiology
Endocarditis, Bacterial / pathology
Histocytochemistry
Humans
Immunohistochemistry
Male
Microscopy
Middle Aged
Recurrence
Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination / therapeutic use*
Tropheryma / isolation & purification*
Whipple Disease / drug therapy*
Whipple Disease / microbiology
Whipple Disease / pathology

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination