The same serum specimen showed a bacteriostatic and ... In this study 4 patients with bacterial endocarditis who were allergic to penicillin were treated with cephalosporin antibiotics; 1 patient ...

RESULTS: Among 278 mitral valve specimens, 43% were classified as floppy valve, 31% as postinflammatory disease (presumably associated with rheumatic fever), 12% as infective endocarditis ...