Heart transplantation in a patient with heteroresistant vancomycin‐intermediate Staphylococcus aureus ventricular assist device mediastinitis and bacteremia. Issue 5 (1st August 2013)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Swartz, T.H.; Huprikar, S.; LaBombardi, V.; Pinney, S.; Anyanwu, A.; Lee, M.; Patel, G.
• Is Part Of: Transplant infectious disease. Volume 15:Issue 5(2013)
• Page Start: E177
• Page End: E181
• Publication Date: 2013-08-01
• Subjects: MRSA -- hVISA/VISA -- Staphylococcus aureus -- orthotopic heart transplantation -- telavancin resistance; Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc -- Complications -- Periodicals; Communicable diseases -- Periodicals; Infection -- Periodicals; 617.01
• DOI: 10.1111/tid.12123
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1398-2273

Abstract

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.