“…Although many patients, including some with prosthetic valve endocarditis, were cured with antibiotic therapy alone, 6,13,14,18,25,26,36,37 the combined medical/surgical approach seemed to reduce the mortality of patients with endocarditis due to L. monocytogenes. Of the 59 patients in this review where treatment was clearly stated, 41 were treated with antibiotics alone and 18 received antibiotics and a valve replacement.…”