Abstract
Vancomycin-intermediate Staphylococcus 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.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | E177-E181 |
Journal | Transplant Infectious Disease |
Volume | 15 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Oct 2013 |
Keywords
- MRSA
- Orthotopic heart transplantation
- Staphylococcus aureus
- Telavancin resistance
- hVISA/VISA