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Described here is the first definite case of endocarditis due to Moraxella phenylpyruvica, which occurred in a 50-year-old male with a bicuspid aortic valve. The diagnosis was delayed because of the confounding positivity of the Widal and Wright tests. The patient was cured with surgical valve replacement and antibiotic treatment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article presents a study which evaluated the antibiotic susceptibilities of 50 clinical isolates of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia. Using the time-kill method, several antibiotic combinations were tested on eight strains selected for their antibiotic multiresistance and for their MIC to ciprofloxacin. This study showed that bactericidal and synergistic activity against multiply drug-resistant Stenotrophomonas maltophilia was frequently found with combinations of isepamicin, and to a lesser extent amikacin when combined with cefepime or ceftazidime. This activity was also expressed against strains with intermediate susceptibility or resistance to both drugs of the combination.