A successfully repaired case of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infective endocarditis in a girl with VSD

Nakashima, K.; Shimanuki, T.; Uchino, H.; Nakamura, C.

Kyobu Geka. Japanese Journal of Thoracic Surgery 53(10): 867-869

2000


ISSN/ISBN: 0021-5252
PMID: 10998868
Document Number: 518053
We report a successful case of active infective endocarditis due to Methicilin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). A 2-year-old girl who had a ventricular septal defect (VSD) complained of persistent fever. Echocardiography showeda large vegetation on the tricuspid valve and a small VSD. She underwent vegetectomy, tricuspid valvoplasty and direct closure of VSD. Vancomycin treatment was also effective to abolish infection. She was discharged without any complication.

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