RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Ciprofloxacin treatment of bacterial endocarditis involving prosthetic material after cardiac surgery
JF Archives of Disease in Childhood
JO Arch Dis Child
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health
SP 68
OP 69
DO 10.1136/adc.76.1.68
VO 76
IS 1
A1 Brown, N M
A1 Körner, R J
A1 Zollman, C E
A1 Martin, R P
A1 Millar, M R
YR 1997
UL http://adc.bmj.com/content/76/1/68.abstract
AB Two children with cyanotic congenital heart disease and Gram negative bacterial infection of prosthetic material after cardiac surgery were treated successfully with oral ciprofloxacin, initially in combination with netilmicin. The use of oral ciprofloxacin allowed prolonged outpatient treatment to be given, avoiding the need for intravenous access and early repeat surgery.