RESUMEN

A 930 gm premature infant had Staphylococcal endocarditis with a tricuspid valvular vegetation that was unresponsive to antibiotics and not amenable to resection. Infusion of tissue plasminogen activator over a 3-day period completely lysed the vegetation. The infection cleared with continued antibiotics, and the infant recovered without sequelae.

Asunto(s)

Endocarditis Bacteriana/tratamiento farmacológico , Activadores Plasminogénicos/uso terapéutico , Infecciones Estafilocócicas/tratamiento farmacológico , Activador de Tejido Plasminógeno/uso terapéutico , Antibacterianos/uso terapéutico , Ecocardiografía , Humanos , Recién Nacido , Masculino