TY - JOUR
T1 - Successful treatment of left sided native valve MRSA endocarditis in immunocompromised host treated with daptomycin and surgery
T2 - A case report
AU - Patel, Atul Kantilal
AU - Patel, Ketan Kanubhai
AU - Pandya, Sapan Chandranshu
AU - Shah, Dhiren Shantibhai
AU - Vasa, Chirag Vinodbhai
PY - 2013/3
Y1 - 2013/3
N2 - Infections of the left side of the heart, involving the aortic or mitral valves, have greater therapeutic failure rates than those of the right side. The emergence of antimicrobial resistance amongst gram-positive pathogens, particularly Methicillin- Resistant S Aureus (MRSA) has made treatment more difficult. Daptomycin is a newer option for treatment of bacteraemia and endocarditis due to MRSA. Infective endocarditis is an important clinical mimic of vasculitis. We report here a case of left sided native valve endocarditis due to MRSA in an immunosuppressed host successfully treated with surgery and daptomycin.
AB - Infections of the left side of the heart, involving the aortic or mitral valves, have greater therapeutic failure rates than those of the right side. The emergence of antimicrobial resistance amongst gram-positive pathogens, particularly Methicillin- Resistant S Aureus (MRSA) has made treatment more difficult. Daptomycin is a newer option for treatment of bacteraemia and endocarditis due to MRSA. Infective endocarditis is an important clinical mimic of vasculitis. We report here a case of left sided native valve endocarditis due to MRSA in an immunosuppressed host successfully treated with surgery and daptomycin.
KW - Endocarditis
KW - MRSA
KW - Mitral valve
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/84876870829
U2 - 10.1007/s12055-013-0172-x
DO - 10.1007/s12055-013-0172-x
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84876870829
SN - 0970-9134
VL - 29
SP - 16
EP - 19
JO - Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
JF - Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
IS - 1
ER -