A 52-year-old man with prosthetic aortic valve replacement (mechanical, 2 years ago) develops fever and malaise. Transthoracic echocardiography shows a small oscillating mass near the prosthesis. Regarding antibiotic therapy for prosthetic valve endocarditis (PVE), all of the following statements are true EXCEPT:

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