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Beta‐lactam (ceftriaxone) plus aminoglycoside (gentamicin) vs beta‐lactam (ceftriaxone)

Cure · people with infective endocarditis due to penicillin‐susceptible Streptococci

Beta‐lactam (ceftriaxone) plus aminoglycoside (gentamicin) showed no clear difference in cure compared with beta‐lactam (ceftriaxone) (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

A comparison of different antibiotic regimens for the treatment of infective endocarditis 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.69 [0.44, 1.1]
1 study · 67 participants
Low

Lipopeptide antibiotic (daptomycin) vs aminoglycoside (low‐dose gentamicin) plus anti‐staphylococcal penicillin (nafcillin, oxacillin or flucloxacillin) or glycopeptide antibiotic (vancomycin)

Cure · people with endocarditis caused by Staphylococcus aureus

It is very uncertain whether lipopeptide antibiotic (daptomycin) changes cure compared with aminoglycoside (low‐dose gentamicin) plus antistaphylococcal… (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

A comparison of different antibiotic regimens for the treatment of infective endocarditis 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.89 [0.42, 1.89]
1 study · 53 participants
Very low