Common Uses | Some Side Effects | Comments |
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Complicated skin infections, bloodstream infections, and certain heart valve infections (endocarditis Infective Endocarditis Infective endocarditis is an infection of the lining of the heart (endocardium) and usually also of the heart valves. Infective endocarditis occurs when bacteria enter the bloodstream and travel... read more | Gastrointestinal upset Muscle pain and weakness | Not used when infection involves the lungs because it is made inactivate by surfactant (a substance normally produced in the lungs) |