Daptomycin as a possible new treatment option for surgical management of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus sternal wound infection after cardiac surgery

<p>Abstract</p> <p>We present a case of a 77-year old female who had undergone a coronary artery bypass grafting with an aortic valve replacement and developed three month later a Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) sternal wound infection which was successful treate...

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Main Authors: Emmert Alexander, Mokashi Suyog A, Coskun Kasim O, Bireta Christian, Tirilomis Theodor, Schmitto Jan D, Popov Aron F, Friedrich Martin, Wiese Christoph H, Schoendube Friedrich A
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-08-01
Series:Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Online Access:http://www.cardiothoracicsurgery.org/content/5/1/57