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

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
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spelling doaj-8051009463974672803b7b84317360f02020-11-25T01:13:33ZengBMCJournal of Cardiothoracic Surgery1749-80902010-08-01515710.1186/1749-8090-5-57Daptomycin as a possible new treatment option for surgical management of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus sternal wound infection after cardiac surgeryEmmert AlexanderMokashi Suyog ACoskun Kasim OBireta ChristianTirilomis TheodorSchmitto Jan DPopov Aron FFriedrich MartinWiese Christoph HSchoendube Friedrich A<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 treated with Daptomycin combined with vacuum-assisted closure (VAC).</p> http://www.cardiothoracicsurgery.org/content/5/1/57
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author 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
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Mokashi Suyog A
Coskun Kasim O
Bireta Christian
Tirilomis Theodor
Schmitto Jan D
Popov Aron F
Friedrich Martin
Wiese Christoph H
Schoendube Friedrich A
Daptomycin as a possible new treatment option for surgical management of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus sternal wound infection after cardiac surgery
Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
author_facet 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
author_sort Emmert Alexander
title Daptomycin as a possible new treatment option for surgical management of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus sternal wound infection after cardiac surgery
title_short Daptomycin as a possible new treatment option for surgical management of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus sternal wound infection after cardiac surgery
title_full Daptomycin as a possible new treatment option for surgical management of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus sternal wound infection after cardiac surgery
title_fullStr Daptomycin as a possible new treatment option for surgical management of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus sternal wound infection after cardiac surgery
title_full_unstemmed Daptomycin as a possible new treatment option for surgical management of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus sternal wound infection after cardiac surgery
title_sort daptomycin as a possible new treatment option for surgical management of methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus sternal wound infection after cardiac surgery
publisher BMC
series Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
issn 1749-8090
publishDate 2010-08-01
description <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 treated with Daptomycin combined with vacuum-assisted closure (VAC).</p>
url http://www.cardiothoracicsurgery.org/content/5/1/57
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