Table 1 Three cases of endocarditis post RTX therapy [7]
Patient | 5 | 75 | 145 |
Gender | F | F | F |
Age | 76 | 63 | 85 |
Diagnosis | Systemic vasculitis | Other (IgG4-related disease) | Systemic vasculitis |
Time since RTX initiation (months) | 4.4 | 12.9 | 10.2 |
Infection | Endocarditis, spondylitis | Endocarditis | Endocarditis |
Microorganism | Staphylococcus aureus | Staphylococcus epidermidis | MRSA |
Treatment | Cloxacillin, rifampicin; levofloxacin, rifampicin | Daptomycin, gentamicin | Daptomycin, gentamicin |
Death attributed to infection | No | No | No |