Heart transplantation in a patient with heteroresistant vancomycin‐intermediate   S taphylococcus aureus  ventricular assist device mediastinitis and bacteremia | Zendy

Swartz T.H. | Zendy; Huprikar S. | Zendy; LaBombardi V. | Zendy; Pinney S. | Zendy; Anyanwu A. | Zendy; Lee M. | Zendy; Patel G. | Zendy

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Heart transplantation in a patient with heteroresistant vancomycin‐intermediate S taphylococcus aureus ventricular assist device mediastinitis and bacteremia

Author(s) -

Swartz T.H.,

Huprikar S.,

LaBombardi V.,

Pinney S.,

Anyanwu A.,

Lee M.,

Patel G.

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

transplant infectious disease

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.69

H-Index - 67

eISSN - 1399-3062

pISSN - 1398-2273

DOI - 10.1111/tid.12123

Subject(s) - medicine , mediastinitis , bacteremia , heart transplantation , vancomycin , transplantation , intensive care medicine , staphylococcus aureus , surgery , microbiology and biotechnology , antibiotics , bacteria , genetics , biology

Vancomycin‐intermediate S taphylococcus aureus ( VISA ) infections are an emerging problem and antibiotic options are limited. We report the first case, to our knowledge, of heteroresistant VISA mediastinitis and bacteremia in a patient with a ventricular assist device who underwent orthotopic heart transplantation with clinical cure.

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