Lopinavir/r versus Nelfinavir as Salvage Therapy

is typically suscepti-ble to a wide range of antimicrobialagents. According to the course of the16 previously reported cases, treatmentwith penicillin G, ampicillin or ceftriax-one, often in combination with gentami-cin, can lead to prompt improvement.Nevertheless 9 of the 16 patients re-quired valve replacement or debride-ment. There are few data regarding theoptimal daily dose of antibiotic, but theduration of treatment ranges from 4 to 9weeks.