Heart transplantation in a patient with a left ventricular assist device and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection

Christof Schmid; Michael Schneider; Christian Etz; Hans H Scheld

doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2003.07.024

Heart transplantation in a patient with a left ventricular assist device and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection

Ann Thorac Surg. 2004 Nov;78(5):1820-1. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2003.07.024.

Authors

Christof Schmid¹, Michael Schneider, Christian Etz, Hans H Scheld

Affiliation

¹ Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital, Muenster, Germany. schmid@uni-muenster.de

PMID: 15511483
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2003.07.024

Abstract

We report a patient who underwent implantation of a DeBakey left-ventricular assist device and developed a methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus drive line infection on postoperative day 304. The patient was forwarded to urgent heart transplantation with a successful outcome.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Azathioprine / therapeutic use
Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / complications
Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / surgery*
Cyclosporine / therapeutic use
Equipment Contamination
Heart Transplantation*
Heart-Assist Devices / adverse effects*
Humans
Immunosuppressive Agents / therapeutic use
Male
Methicillin Resistance
Methylprednisolone / therapeutic use
Mupirocin / therapeutic use
Patient Isolation
Postoperative Complications / drug therapy
Postoperative Complications / microbiology
Povidone-Iodine
Staphylococcal Infections / complications*
Staphylococcal Infections / drug therapy
Staphylococcal Infections / microbiology
Staphylococcus aureus / drug effects

Substances

Immunosuppressive Agents
Cyclosporine
Povidone-Iodine
Mupirocin
Azathioprine
Methylprednisolone