A patient is admitted to the hospital with a diagnosis of endocarditis. Two separate blood cultures grow out of viridans streptococci. The penicillin MIC of the organism is 0.12 µg/mL. What antibiotic should the physician prescribe?

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Penicillin is the appropriate choice for treating viridans group streptococci endocarditis, especially when the organism shows a low minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) to penicillin, indicating susceptibility.

A Patient Is Admitted to the Hospital with a Diagnosis